'''Punishment''' is a reasoned and rational sanction for misbehavior, meant to instruct the guilty party in the error of their ways and to discourage further misbehavior. Punishment is most often dealt out by parents to their [[children]] or by the state to [[criminal]]s. | '''Punishment''' is a reasoned and rational sanction for misbehavior, meant to instruct the guilty party in the error of their ways and to discourage further misbehavior. Punishment is most often dealt out by parents to their [[children]] or by the state to [[criminal]]s. |