penalize
/ˈpi·nəlˌɑɪz/, /ˈpen·əl-/ v [T]Definition
› to punish someone, esp. for breaking the law or a rule: The new law penalizes the taxpayers who can least afford to pay. Boone was penalized for unnecessary roughness and thrown out of the game.
(Definition of penalize v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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