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Meanings of punish in English

Portuguese
punir
Catalan
punir
Spanish
penalizar

Impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on.

punir

To administer disciplinary action.

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Examples for "penalise"
Examples for "penalise"
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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
1
They had the sense and strength to penalize art; they alone survived.
The Damnation of Theron Ware
2
NVE is now working a tariff proposal which will penalize peak-hours charging.
Reuters
3
It was the first significant U.S. move to penalize Egypt's military rulers.
Reuters
4
Suggests the airlines penalize the no-shows by declining to refund the money.
The new yorker
5
They had tried to penalize him for the mistakes of his youth.
The Beautiful and Damned
Usage of punish in English
1
In a way, Europe wants to punish Ireland for its entrepreneurial stance.
The Irish Times
2
Oakeshott said there was a simple way for customers to punish companies.
The Guardian
3
These countries have reluctantly supported sanctions to punish Iran and North Korea.
Reuters
4
The commission has no power to punish those responsible or recommend prosecution.
Reuters
5
I told them: 'Check our records and punish us if we are'.
Reuters
6
Way more than thinking he wanted to use sex to punish her.
Stolen heat
7
Involuntary manslaughter is the law we use to punish people for accidents.
Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
8
We do not want to punish our listeners for our problems, period.
Wired
9
The world players' union FIFPro criticised the decision to punish the player.
Reuters
10
Having survived, West Ham made sure to punish with Cresswell hammering home.
The Guardian
11
China urged Thailand to thoroughly investigate the blast and punish those responsible.
Reuters
12
Beijing's aim is not just to punish Australia, although that is important.
The Guardian
13
For example, there's research showing how willingness to punish varies across cultures.
Wired
14
New councils have been set up to punish judges for their rulings.
The Irish Times
15
If she hurt a helpless animal to punish you, that's escalation, right?
Indivisible
16
Schools are to be banned from using seclusion rooms to punish children.
Radio NZ
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Punish across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
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