collective punishment

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collective punishment (countable and uncountable, plural collective punishments)

  1. A form of punishment whereby a suspected perpetrator's peers are targeted.
    Synonym: group punishment
    • 2023 October 23, Lana Bastašić, “I grew up in Bosnia, amid fear and hatred of Muslims. Now I see Germany’s mistakes over Gaza”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      The Israeli army claims that its offensive, now being stepped up is a “war on terror”; UN experts say it amounts to collective punishment.
  • collective responsibility
  • collective guilt

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