A punishment was any imposed consequence associated with committing a crime or a sin.
Eneg pointed out that "the trouble with [the Ekosian] SS is that [they] don't realize that punishment becomes ineffective after a certain point. Men become insensitive." (TOS: "Patterns of Force")
Penalties that were needlessly harsh compared to the crime that was being penalized were referred to as "cruel and unusual" punishments. (TNG: "Deja Q". VOY: "Thirty Days")
General forms of punishment[]
- Community service
- Death penalty
- Exile
- Fine
- Prison sentence
- Salem witch trials
- Torture
- Memory/character alteration
- Argrathi correction cycles
- Banean memory engram implantation
- J'naii Psychotectic therapy
- Timeout