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Meanings of punish for in English

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Usage of punish for in English
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May either house punish for disorder persons who are not members?
Studies in Civics
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Our criminal laws punish for the act-magistrates consider the deed.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 / Little J...
3
The use, and the only use, of law is to prevent and punish for sin.
The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation
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He believes they are political prisoners, being punished for their political beliefs.
The Irish Times
5
Fine Gael has been punished for its failures on health and housing.
The Guardian
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Institutions would be punished for providing implicit guarantees for asset management products.
Reuters
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At least we're not being punished for going down there, she thought.
Stay Out from the Basement
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And I, apparently, needed to be punished for trying to educate her.
Crooked little vein
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The boys must be punished for this gross breach of the rules.
Held Fast For England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83...
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She will see that he is punished for having broken your trust.
A kiss of shadows
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He was punished for respecting a possible pass instead of a shot.
Reuters
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I felt that the men should surely be punished for such betrayals.
What is the what: the autobiography of valentino achak deng
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We can't watch our people being jailed and punished for no reason.
Reuters
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She is punished for her vanity in hoping to be an example.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3
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And then Sally seemed to be punished for her moment of envy.
The god machine
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I have committed the crime, and he will be punished for it.
Within an Inch of His Life
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