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penalize
[ peen-l-ahyz, pen- ]
verb (used with object)
- to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- to declare (an action, deed, etc.) punishable by law or rule.
- to put under a disadvantage or handicap.
penalize
/ ˈ±è¾±Ë²Ôəˌ±ô²¹Éª³ú /
verb
- to impose a penalty on (someone), as for breaking a law or rule
- to inflict a handicap or disadvantage on
- sport to award a free stroke, point, or penalty against (a player or team)
- to declare (an act) legally punishable; make subject to a penalty
Derived Forms
- ËŒ±è±ð²Ô²¹±ô¾±Ëˆ³ú²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ±è±ðn²¹±ô·¾±³úa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- ±è±ðn²¹±ô·¾±Â·³ú²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·±è±ðn²¹±ô·¾±³ú±ð»å adjective
- over·±è±ðn²¹±ô·¾±Â·³ú²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
- ´Çv±ð°ù·±è±ðn²¹±ô·¾±³ú±ð verb (used with object) overpenalized overpenalizing
- °ù±ð·±è±ðn²¹±ô·¾±³ú±ð verb (used with object) repenalized repenalizing
- ³Ü²Ô·±è±ðn²¹±ô·¾±³ú±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
Non-U.S. citizens can participate in political activism but legal experts weigh in on whether the government can penalize them for such activity.
From Amazon forcing workers to urinate in bottles to Walmart penalizing employees for taking sick days, employers everywhere use and abuse their authority in the workplace to humiliate, demean, and harass workers.
This includes licensing and malpractice laws that can penalize doctors or other medical professionals for giving dangerous or highly inappropriate treatment recommendations.
“Why should she be penalized for something she had nothing to do with?†one Oscar voter told me last week.
“I do think we need to clarify any language,†Patrick said, “so that doctors are not in fear of being penalized if they think the life of the mother is at risk.â€
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