Reward vs. Punishment

Rewardnoun

Something of value given in return for an act.

Rewardnoun

A prize promised for a certain deed or catch

Rewardnoun

The result of an action, whether good or bad.

Rewardverb

(transitive) To give a reward to or for.

Rewardverb

(transitive) To recompense.

Rewardverb

To give (something) as a reward.

Rewardverb

To give in return, whether good or evil; - commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to compensate.

Rewardnoun

Regard; respect; consideration.

Rewardnoun

That which is given in return for good or evil done or received; esp., that which is offered or given in return for some service or attainment, as for excellence in studies, for the return of something lost, etc.; recompense; requital.

Rewardnoun

Hence, the fruit of one's labor or works.

Rewardnoun

Compensation or remuneration for services; a sum of money paid or taken for doing, or forbearing to do, some act.

Rewardnoun

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing;

Rewardnoun

payment made in return for a service rendered

Rewardnoun

an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

Rewardnoun

the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property

Rewardnoun

benefit resulting from some event or action;

Rewardverb

bestow honor or rewards upon;

Rewardverb

strengthen and support with rewards;

Rewardverb

act or give recompensation in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

Rewardnoun

a thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement

Rewardnoun

a fair return for good or bad behaviour

Rewardnoun

a sum offered for information leading to the solving of a crime, the detection of a criminal, etc.

Rewardverb

give something to (someone) in recognition of their services, efforts, or achievements

Rewardverb

show one's appreciation of (an action or quality)

Rewardverb

receive what one deserves

Punishmentnoun

The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.

Punishmentnoun

A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.

Punishmentnoun

A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution

Punishmentnoun

(figuratively) Any treatment or experience so harsh it feels like being punished; rough handling

Punishmentnoun

The act of punishing.

Punishmentnoun

Any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because of a crime or offense.

Punishmentnoun

A penalty inflicted by a court of justice on a convicted offender as a just retribution, and incidentally for the purposes of reformation and prevention.

Punishmentnoun

Severe, rough, or disastrous treatment.

Punishmentnoun

the act of punishing

Punishment

Punishment, commonly, is the imposition of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome upon a group or individual, meted out by an authority—in contexts ranging from child discipline to criminal law—as a response and deterrent to a particular action or behavior that is deemed undesirable or unacceptable. It is, however, possible to distinguish between various different understandings of what punishment is.The reasoning for punishment may be to condition a child to avoid self-endangerment, to impose social conformity (in particular, in the contexts of compulsory education or military discipline), to defend norms, to protect against future harms (in particular, those from violent crime), and to maintain the law—and respect for rule of law—under which the social group is governed.