collective punishment en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A form of punishment whereby a suspected perpetrator's peers are targeted.
The Israeli army claims that its offensive, now being stepped up is a “war on terror”; UN experts say it amounts to collective punishment.
2023 October 23, Lana Bastašić, “I grew up in Bosnia, amid fear and hatred of Muslims. Now I see Germany’s mistakes over Gaza”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| collective punishments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
collective responsibility · Sippenhaft · collective guilt
Synonyms
Translations (4)
ru коллективное наказание (form of punishment) · ko 연좌 (form of punishment) · cmn 連坐 /连坐 (form of punishment) · de kollektive Bestrafung (form of punishment)