telish
telish · telishes · telished · telishing
Punish for the sake of deterrencePunish (an innocent person) for the sake of deterrence; subject (a person) to telishment.
/ˈtɛlɪʃ/
Meaning
1 sensesPunish (an innocent person) for the sake of deterrence; subject (a person) to telishment.
Origin
Coined by John Rawls in his 1955 paper “Two Concepts of Rules”. Probably a portmanteau ofCoined by John Rawls in his 1955 paper “Two Concepts of Rules”. Probably a portmanteau of the Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “result”, “end”, loosely “the greater good”) and the English (pun)ish, after telishment.
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Forms
telishes, telishing, telished, telishedTenses
telish · telished · will telish · have telishedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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