"collective punishment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: collective punishments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} collective punishment (countable and uncountable, plural collective punishments)
  1. A form of punishment whereby a suspected perpetrator's peers are targeted. Wikipedia link: collective punishment Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: group punishment Related terms: collective responsibility, collective guilt, Sippenhaft
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