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Meanings of punished in English

Subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)

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Usage of punished in English
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In most cases of violence, the perpetrators were not punished, it said.
Reuters
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Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said that anyone inflating prices would be punished.
Reuters
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He believes they are political prisoners, being punished for their political beliefs.
The Irish Times
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For example, school children were punished and ridiculed if caught speaking Flemish.
The Irish Times
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Failing to confess something sufficiently shameful would result in them being punished.
News.com.au
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Fine Gael has been punished for its failures on health and housing.
The Guardian
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Recently, he had gotten caught several times and punished with cooking duty.
The saint of dragons
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He went immediately to Meeks, therefore, and demanded that I be punished.
Wizard at Large
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Some prisoners who have tested positive say they feel they're being punished.
The Guardian
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Institutions would be punished for providing implicit guarantees for asset management products.
Reuters
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More than a million officials have been punished since he became president.
BBC
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I want the people who were directly responsible for framing me punished.
Dayworld Breakup
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But according to the law, yes, they will be punished very severely.'
Death Trance
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You shall be punished; you shall enter the cage of the leopard.
Vergilius: A Tale of the Coming of Christ
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The Utes punished Washington State on deep routes throughout the first half.
Reuters
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He who was guilty must be punished; and the punishments were terrible.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 / A Magazin...
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