A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
Any instrument of self-punishment.
A sacrament in some Christian churches.
To impose penance; to punish.
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution