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Meaning of castigatio | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[kas.tiːˈɡaː.ti.oː]

Definitions

  1. chastisement, punishment, correction
    declension-3
  2. reproof
    declension-3
  3. pruning (of plants)
    declension-3

Examples

“Rēctissime ergō facere tē iūdicō quod timērī ā servīs tuīs nōn vīs, quod verbōrum castīgātiōne uterīs; verberibus mūta admonentur.”

Therefore, I judge that you are acting most correctly because you do not wish to be feared by your slaves, and because you make use of words in punishment; mute [animals] are admonished with whips.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

castigatione castigationem castigationes castigationi castigationibus castigationis

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