"telishment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛlɪʃmənt/ Forms: telishments [plural]
Etymology: Coined 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)ishment. Compare telish. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|τέλος||result; end; loosely, the greater good}} Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “result; end; loosely, the greater good”), {{cog|en|punishment|(pun)ishment}} English (pun)ishment Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} telishment (usually uncountable, plural telishments)
  1. (consequentialism) The act or institution of punishing the innocent for the sake of providing deterrence. Wikipedia link: John Rawls Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Ethics, Philosophy

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