Collocations for punishment - noun

cruel, harsh, heavy, severe | unusual
the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment

appropriate, fitting | capital | corporal, physical

administer, hand out, impose, inflict, mete out
It is unlawful for a teacher to inflict corporal punishment on pupils. | Harsh punishment is expected to be meted out to the murderer.

receive, suffer | avoid, escape | deserve

fit the crime
The victim''s family do not believe that this punishment fits the crime.

as ~ (for)
She had to tidy the classroom as punishment for being late.

~ for
Punishments for killing the king''s deer were severe.

crime and punishment
the sociology of crime and punishment

on pain of punishment
(= with the threat of punishment) He was compelled on pain of punishment to answer the question.

reward and punishment
They use a system of reward and punishment to discipline their children.