仕置き

いい子にしていないと、お仕置きですよ。

If you don't behave, you'll be punished.

宿題をさぼったお仕置きに、おやつ抜きにされた。

As punishment for skipping my homework, I had to go without snacks.

いたずらをした弟は、押し入れに入れられる仕置きを受けた。

My little brother was punished for his mischief by being shut in the closet.

罪人は市中引き回しのうえ、仕置きされた。

The criminal was paraded through the town and then executed.

江戸時代の仕置きには、磔や獄門などがあった。

Punishments in the Edo period included crucifixion and the public display of severed heads.

盗みを働いた者は重い仕置きを受けた。

Those who stole received harsh punishment.

秀吉は天下統一の後、各地の仕置きに力を注いだ。

After unifying the country, Hideyoshi devoted himself to administering its provinces.

藩主は領国の仕置きを家老に任せていた。

The daimyo left the governance of his domain to his chief retainers.

戦国大名にとって、国の仕置きは何より重い務めであった。

For a Sengoku-period warlord, governing his territory was the weightiest of duties.