Synonyms:
shrift
Meaning: the act of being shriven
Usage examples
"Major, if any one tried that game on in my woods they'd get short shrift," said Mrs. Hoopington.
We, unlike a contemporary, have no morbid sympathy with crime--embroidered or otherwise; our wishes, as loyal subjects, are confined to a short shrift and a high gallows for all who dare to obstruct the Queen's highway.'