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penalized

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pe·nal·ize  (pn-lz, pn-)
tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es
1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish.
2. To impose a handicap on; place at a disadvantage.
penal·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.


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Every sort of demand is made upon the master of a sailing-yacht, and to be penalized in proportion to your success may be of advantage to the sport itself, but it has an obviously deteriorating effect upon the seamanship.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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