In-flĭc'tion, n.
n. [Lat. inflictio; Fr. infliction, Sp. infliccion, It. inflizione. See supra.]
Sense 1. The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment.
Sense 2. That which is inflicted or imposed; the punishment applied.
His severest inflictions are in themselves acts of justice and righteousness. Rogers.