عُقُوبَةٌ

Punishment; (S, * MA, Msb, * KL;) i. q. نَكَالٌ. (MA.)

And Detention, confinement, or imprisonment: so in the tradition, لَىُّ الوَاجِدِ يُحِلُّ عُقُوبَتَهُ وَعَرْضَهُ i. e. [The solvent man's putting off the payment of his debt with promises repeated time after time renders allowable] the imprisoning of him and the accusing of him. (IAar, TA. [Accord. to one relation, mentioned in the TA in article عرض, this tradition ends with وَعِرْضَهُ, there said to mean وَنَفْسَهُ.])