punitio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

pūnītĭo, ōnis, f. [punio],

a punishment (post-class.), Val. Max. 8, 1, 1; Gell. 6, 14, 8; 11, 1, 2; Tert. adv. Nat. 1, 16; Vulg. Sap. 19, 4.