Also means
penalty
Usage Note
Castigo can refer to a formal legal penalty or an informal punishment (a child's timeout). The verb is castigar. In football, área de castigo is the penalty area. Sin castigo means 'unpunished.'
Examples
"El maestro puso un castigo severo."
Natural Translation
The teacher gave a severe punishment.
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