(bound form) to put a criminal to death; to kill

(bound form) to punish or scold; to condemn with words, such as in the phrase 口诛笔伐 kǒu​zhū​bǐ​fá

(bound form) (literary) to root out; to eradicate; to eliminate harmful elements

(bound form) (literary) to demand; to extract or claim things from someone

(literary) to launch a punitive expedition; to wage war against rebels or tyrants