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Penalize
ˈpiːnəlʌɪz
Penalize definitions
verb
penalise
penalised
penalises
penalising
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penalized
penalizes
penalizing
- subject to a penalty or punishment
"high-spending councils will be penalized"
punish discipline inflict a penalty on exact a penalty from deal with mete out punishment to sentence impose a sentence on chastise castigate correct chasten- (in various sports) punish (a player or team) for a breach of the rules by awarding an advantage to the opposition
"the Scots appeared to be wrongly penalized when the umpire awarded Berlin a penalty corner"
- make or declare (an act or offence) legally punishable
"section twenty penalizes possession of a firearm when trespassing"
- put at an unfair disadvantage
"if the bill is not amended genuine claimants will be penalized"
handicap inflict a handicap on unfairly disadvantage put at an unfair disadvantage put in an unfavourable position cause to suffer put a stumbling block in the way of put a hindrance/impediment in the way of