Castigation (from the Latin castigatio) or chastisement (via the French châtiment) is the infliction of severe (moral or corporal) punishment. One who administers a castigation is a castigator or chastiser. In earlier times, castigation specifically meant restoring one to a religiously pure state, called chastity. In ancient Rome, it was also a t... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castigation
Cas`ti·ga'tion noun [ Latin catigatio .] 1. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism. « The keenest castigation of her slanderers. W. Irving. » 2. Emendation; correction. [ Obsolete] Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/33
castigation 1. To subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism. 2. Verbal punishment or a severe scolding. 3. Etymology: from the Latin castigatio, or chastisement, via the French châtiment, is the infliction of severe moral or corporal punishment. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3705/