Meanings of punisher in English

But they fail utterly to provide any plan for baffling the punisher.

He shall deliver that evil one into the power of the punisher!

It made him a judge, and the punisher of treason.

In this view, God is an avenger and a punisher and should therefore be appeased.

The first is a patron, the last a punisher.

SOCRATES: Then the punisher does what is honourable, and the punished suffers what is honourable?

We end, as a rule, by making every one concerned, whether punisher or punished, worse.

POLUS: Certainly, Socrates; and he is the punisher.

Besides which,-andthis is true of all punishment-anysense of injustice destroys respect for the punisher.

Justice always accompanies Him, and is the punisher of those who fall short of the divine law.

As a consequence, norm violations occur more often if the punisher and the norm violator belong to the same group.

After him follows Justice, a punisher of those who have been deficient in their duties by transgressing the divine law.

Even on this supposition, it is difficult not to feel disdain for the partner of his guilt, the tempter turned punisher.

And despite this being her former instructor and recent punisher, Lysandra found herself taking some comfort from the closeness of the older woman.

Behind her, moving quickly, came the spare form of the Sub-Prioress, ferret-faced, alert, vigilant; fearful lest sin should go unpunished; wishful to be the punisher.

Louis Grayle was ordered to hold out his hand to the cane; he received the blow, drew forth his schoolboy knife, and stabbed the punisher.