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penalize
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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.

penalize, penalise [ˈpiːnəˌlaɪz]
vb (tr)
1. to impose a penalty on (someone), as for breaking a law or rule
2. to inflict a handicap or disadvantage on
3. (General Sporting Terms) Sport to award a free stroke, point, or penalty against (a player or team)
4. (Law) to declare (an act) legally punishable; make subject to a penalty
penalization , penalisation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.penalize - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
avenge, retaliate, revenge - take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
tar-and-feather - smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment; "The thief was tarred and feathered"
execute, put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"
pillory - punish by putting in a pillory
castigate - inflict severe punishment on
amerce - punish with an arbitrary penalty
victimise, victimize - punish unjustly
scourge - punish severely; excoriate
discipline, sort out, correct - punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"

penalize
verb
1. punish, discipline, correct, handicap, award a penalty against (Sport), impose a penalty on Players who break the rules will be penalized.
2. put at a disadvantage, handicap, cause to suffer, unfairly disadvantage, inflict a handicap on Old people are being penalized for being pensioners.
Translations
penalize [ˈpiːnəlaɪz] VT (= punish) → castigar; (by law) → penar; (accidentally, unfairly) → perjudicar (Sport) → sancionar, penalizar
to be penalized for a foulser penalizado por una falta
we are penalized by not having a carsomos perjudicados por no tener coche
the decision penalizes those whola decisión perjudica a quienes ...

penalize [ˈpiːnəlaɪz] penalise (British) vt
(= punish) [+ rule-breaker] → pénaliser
to penalize sb for doing sth (for having done it)pénaliser qn pour avoir fait qch; (if they do it)pénaliser qn s'il fait qch
They can penalize competitors for using profanity on TV → Ils peuvent pénaliser les concurrents s'ils jurent devant les caméras.
to be penalized [undesirable behaviour] → être sanctionné(e)
Use of the car is penalized by increasing parking fees → L'utilisation de la voiture est sanctionnée par l'augmentation du prix des parkings.
(= put at a disadvantage) → pénaliser
to be penalized → être pénalisé(e)
Why should I be penalized just because I'm a woman? → Pourquoi devrais-je être pénalisée du seul fait que je suis une femme?
penal servitude ntravaux forcés

penalize
vt
(= punish, also Sport) → bestrafen
(fig)benachteiligen; we are penalized as we don’t have a carwir sind benachteiligt or im Nachteil, weil wir kein Auto haben
(= make punishable)unter Strafe stellen

penalize [ˈpiːnəˌlaɪz] vt
a. (punish) → punire
b. (Sport) → penalizzare
c. (handicap) → handicappare

penalize
v penalize, penalise [ˈpiːnəlaiz]
1 to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting. penaliseer يُعاقِب наказвам potrestat, pokutovat straffe bestrafen επιβάλλω ποινή penalizar karistama جریمه کردن rangaista pénaliser לִקבוֹע עוֹנֶש עַל- दंडनीय ठहराना या कहलाना kažnjavati,imati posljedice megbüntet menghukum hegna penalizzare 罰する 벌점을 주다 (nu)bausti sodīt; noteikt sodu mendenda straffen, een handicap opleggen straffe, gi/ straffepoeng ukarać penalizar a penaliza штрафовать potrestať, pokutovať; penalizovať kaznovati kazniti bestraffa ลงโทษ cezalandırmak 對...處以懲罰 штрафувати سزا دينا phạt
2 to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized. straf يُعاقَب علَيْهِ наказвам trestat straffe bestrafen τιμωρώ castigar karistatud saama تنبیه کردن rangaista punir לְהַעֲנִיש दंड देना, दंडित करना kažnjavati (meg)büntet menghukum hegna punire 罰する 처벌하다 (nu)bausti sodīt menghukum straffen straffe ukarać castigar a pedepsi наказывать trestať kaznovati kazniti bestraffa, straffa ลงโทษ cezalandırmak 懲罰 штрафувати قابل سزا ٹھہرانا phạt

penalize يُجَرِم potrestat straffe bestrafen επιβάλλω ποινή sancionar rangaista pénaliser kazniti penalizzare 罰する 처벌하다 straffen ilegge straff ukarać penalizar штрафовать belägga med straff ลงโทษ cezalandırmak phạt 处罚


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