Telishment

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Telishment is punishment of one who is suspected of wrongdoing, but whom the authorities know to be innocent. Telishment is imposed as a deterrent to future wrongdoers. Telishment is not punishment insofar as punishment requires that the recipient's treatment be deserved. Telishment is put forward as a criticism of utilitarianism and consequentialism as valid theories of ethics. In order to remain consistent, practitioners of these theories must bite the bullet in saying that sometimes telishment is justified.