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Meanings of penalise in English

Portuguese
punir
Catalan
punir
Spanish
penalizar

Impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on.

        punir
        Usage of penalise in English
        1
        The EU must adhere to the science and penalise the higher emissions.
        The Guardian
        2
        Countries might be obliged to penalise companies who do not favour women.
        Reuters
        3
        NOBrendan Burgess says a ban would hurt consumers and penalise low-cost sellers.
        The Irish Times
        4
        The DHBs are trying to penalise us for wanting to work safely.
        Radio NZ
        5
        And if that is the case, why penalise the rest of us?
        Radio NZ
        6
        It is unfair to penalise students taking the examination at this level.
        The Irish Times
        7
        But a series of other proposals appear simply to penalise the poor.
        The Guardian
        8
        It believed doing so would penalise those who had paid for insurance.
        Radio NZ
        9
        Barnes did not review Farrell's tackle or penalise the outside-half for it.
        The Guardian
        10
        You have to penalise them because otherwise they will behave like that.
        The Guardian
        11
        The Cook Islands government will penalise contractors who cause damage to public roads.
        Radio NZ
        12
        Reuters had reported on March 21 that the Commission would penalise the companies.
        Reuters
        13
        The risk equalisation charge will effectively penalise its competitors while increasing VHI reserves.
        The Irish Times
        14
        The offside rule was tweaked over summer to penalise that sort of thing.
        The Guardian
        15
        This would essentially penalise those who originally complied with the law.
        The Guardian
        16
        Green could not confirm whether the NRL would also penalise Bolton.
        News.com.au
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        Penalise through the time
        Penalise across language varieties
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