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

Weak matches

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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"Ukraine will never submit to the occupiers, and the Russian military will be punished for violating international law," the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

From BBC

The step, reported over the weekend by multiple news outlets, comes at a pivot point in a punishing war — as Ukraine this week marks 1,000 days since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion.

From Los Angeles Times

If he becomes chairman, Carr has indicated he will punish news organizations that negatively cover Trump.

From Salon

This one is a purge for the sheer pleasure of punishing people Donald Trump doesn't like and a message to all who might think of opposing him in the future.

From Salon

“These are people who committed crimes and are being punished for those crimes,” said Jeff Greeson, a prosecutor from Chico who voted against Proposition 6.

From Los Angeles Times

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