Teacher: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Solution: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Reason: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".

Now, solve this instance: Cruel and unusual punishment is punishment that causes severe suffering , pain , or humiliation .
Student:
Cruel and unusual punishment is a phrase describing punishment that is considered unacceptable due to the suffering , pain , or humiliation it inflicts on the person subjected to it .