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penalize
[ peen-l-ahyz, pen- ]
verb (used with object)
- to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- to declare (an action, deed, etc.) punishable by law or rule.
- to put under a disadvantage or handicap.
penalize
/ ˈ辱ːəˌɪ /
verb
- to impose a penalty on (someone), as for breaking a law or rule
- to inflict a handicap or disadvantage on
- sport to award a free stroke, point, or penalty against (a player or team)
- to declare (an act) legally punishable; make subject to a penalty
Derived Forms
- ˌԲˈپDz, noun
Other Word Forms
- n·a· adjective
- n··tDz noun
- ԴDz·n· adjective
- over·n··tDz noun
- v·n· verb (used with object) overpenalized overpenalizing
- ·n· verb (used with object) repenalized repenalizing
- ܲ·n· adjective
Example Sentences
Of greatest concern is the chance that the bill would revive an 1850s abortion ban that penalizes anyone who "furnishes the means" for an illegal abortion, the women said.
Property values in Pacific Palisades often top $5 million, creating concern that the tax could penalize owners who lost everything and just want to sell and move on.
Non-U.S. citizens can participate in political activism but legal experts weigh in on whether the government can penalize them for such activity.
From Amazon forcing workers to urinate in bottles to Walmart penalizing employees for taking sick days, employers everywhere use and abuse their authority in the workplace to humiliate, demean, and harass workers.
This includes licensing and malpractice laws that can penalize doctors or other medical professionals for giving dangerous or highly inappropriate treatment recommendations.
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