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Punish With Humiliating Coverings

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verb

• smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment

24%6Punish in retaliation
verb

• take revenge for a perceived wrong

24%9Punish with extreme severity
verb

• treat brutally

• make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman

• become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling

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