What is "telishment"

n. 1 (context consequentialism uncountable English) The practice or institution of punishing the (l en innocent) for the sake of providing (l en deterrence). 2 (context consequentialism countable English) An instance of (l en telish telishing).

Telishment is a term coined by John Rawls to illustrate a problem of the utilitarian view of punishment. Telishment is an act by the authorities of punishing a suspect in order to deter future wrongdoers, even though they know that the suspect is innocent. If supporters of these theories believe in the effectiveness of telishment as a deterrent, opponents claim that they must bite the bullet and also hold that telishment is ethically justified.