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Webster 1913 Edition
Castigation
Casˊti-ga′tion
,Noun.
[L.
catigatio
.] 1.
Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.
The keenest
castigation
of her slanderers. W. Irving.
2.
Emendation; correction.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Castigation
CASTIGATION
,Noun.
1.
Punishment; correction; penance; discipline; emendation; restraint.2.
Among the Romans, a military punishment inflicted on offenders, by beating with a wand or switch.