chastisement; punishment; discipline
Refers to punishment or discipline intended to correct behavior, often with a moral or educational purpose. Commonly used in the phrase 懲らしめを与える (to give someone a lesson).
He was punished by his father for lying.
If someone does something bad, you should give them proper discipline.
Derived from the verb 懲らしめる (to chastise), which is the causative form of 懲りる (to learn a lesson). The noun form nominalizes the continuative stem.