This is the 2234th most frequent Korean word.
처벌을
"처벌을" means "punishment" or "penalty" in English.
처벌 refers to receiving a punishment due to legal violations.
그는 법을 어겨서 처벌을 받았다.
He broke the law and was punished.
처벌 in this context indicates the concept or action of implementing punishments in general.
사회에서 처벌을 확실히 해야 한다고 생각합니다.
I think society needs to enforce punishments firmly.
처벌 here is associated with the severity or intensity of a punishment imposed for crimes.