clearing vs punishment

clearing

noun
  • The act or process of making or becoming clear. 

  • An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees. 

  • A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state. 

  • The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students. 

  • A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions. 

  • The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it. 

  • An open space in the fog etc. 

punishment

noun
  • The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction. 

  • A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime. 

  • Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling. 

  • A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution 

How often have the words clearing and punishment occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )