penalize

[US]/ˈpiːnəlaɪz/
[UK]/ˈpiːnəlaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. impose a penalty; subject to a disadvantage; punish

Example Sentences

Such a system penalized the poor.

section twenty penalizes possession of a firearm when trespassing.

Their team was penalized for intentionally wasting time.

he was penalized two strokes for grounding his club in a bunker.

In Pascal the plethora of declarable data structures induces a specialization within functions that inhibits and penalizes casual cooperation.

Yellow or light eyes are to be strongly penalized, along with a walleyed or staring expression.

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