godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Dated term for punishing or disciplining someone, often with a nuance of teaching a lesson. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 懲らしめる or 罰する.
See also: 懲らしめる
To discipline the child who had done wrong, the grandfather scolded him severely.
昔の教師は、いたずらをした生徒をよく懲らしたものだ。
Teachers in the old days would often punish students who played pranks.