# mirror punishment

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A form of punishment that reflects the nature of the transgression that it punishes.

## Etymology
Possibly a calque translation of Dutch spiegelstraf or German Spiegelstrafe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mirror-punishment