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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Castigation \Cas'ti*ga"tion\, noun [L. catigatio.]
1. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.
The keenest castigation of her slanderers. --W. Irving.
2. Emendation; correction. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
castigation
noun
1: a severe scolding [syn: {earful}, {bawling out}, {chewing out}, {upbraiding}, {going-over}, {dressing down}]
2: verbal punishment [syn: {chastisement}]
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