Sentence examples of "punishment" in English

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Teenagers are God's punishment for having sex. Teenager sind Gottes Strafe fürs Sexhaben.
She took the punishment with a smile. Sie nahm die Bestrafung mit einem Lächeln entgegen.
An overwhelming majority voted to abolish the brutal punishment. Eine überwältigende Mehrheit votierte für die Abschaffung dieser grausamen Strafe.
The punishment should be in proportion to the crime. Die Bestrafung sollte im Verhältnis zum Verbrechen stehen.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Niemand darf der Folter oder grausamer, unmenschlicher oder erniedrigender Behandlung oder Strafe unterworfen werden.
I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward. Ich bin gegen die Benutzung des Todes als Strafe. Ich bin genauso gegen seine Benutzung als Belohnung.
A person who steals deserves punishment. Jemand, der stiehlt, verdient es, bestraft zu werden.
In some countries, the punishment for treason can be life in prison. In manchen Ländern wird Hochverrat mit lebenslanger Haft bestraft.
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