punish

Definition for punish

verb as in penalize for wrongdoing

Strongest matches

abuse, chastise, correct, crack down on, discipline, dismiss, execute, expel, fine, harm, hurt, incarcerate, sentence

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batter, beat, blacklist, castigate, chasten, cuff, debar, defrock, exile, flog, immure, injure, lash, lecture, maltreat, misuse, oppress, paddle, reprove, scourge, spank, switch, train, whip

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attend to, beat up, do in, give a going over, give the works, knock about, rap knuckles, rough up, slap wrist, teach a lesson, throw the book at

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"We made a mistake at the far post and got punished."

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“Evil must be punished,” the father continues, “therefore, I appeal to you, dear Mr. President, and ask you to order the FBI to immediately begin investigating the murder of my son.”

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“No one can be punished for cogitation,” Fux said in his dissent.

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England were lucky to not be punished further by dropping Markram - he was put down by Salt on 24 - when he was caught by Wood off Adil Rashid in the following over.

From BBC

The gang's leader, Johnny "Taz" Mulford, is a former sergeant in the US Army who was punished for conspiracy to commit bribery, theft and making false statements to military authorities.

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