The Clue
Illegal kind of punishment (5 letter answer)
The Answer
CRUEL
Tags
Notes
The answer CRUEL is uncommon, appearing about once every 525 puzzles.
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Definition
CRUEL as an adjective:
1. (barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious) = (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
2. (brutal, cruel) = (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"