WordNet
instrument of punishment
n. an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person
Usage examples of "instrument of punishment".
The theory was that someone with so terrible a grievance, particularly someone with his training and resources, would be a more reliable instrument of punishment man trials that might take years.
The sin was incest, the punishment Guinever, and the instrument of punishment Mordred, the fruit of the sin.
She cast an angry glare on her little brother, transferring her guilt, and again took out her instrument of punishment.
She cast an angry glare on her little brother, transferring her g uilt, and again took out her instrument of punishment.