お仕し置おき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

punishment (of children); spanking; scolding

Primarily used for disciplining children, often with a nuance of physical punishment like spanking, but can also refer to scolding or other corrective measures.

• 悪わるいことをしたら、お仕し置おきだよ。

  If you do something bad, you'll be punished.

• 母はははいたずらをした弟おとうとにお仕し置おきをした。

  My mother punished my younger brother for his prank.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)

Historical term referring to criminal punishment, especially execution, during the Edo period. Not used in modern contexts.

See also: 仕置き

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、重おもい罪つみに対たいしてお仕し置おきが行おこなわれた。

  In the Edo period, punishment was carried out for serious crimes.