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penalise
verb penalized, penalizing
- 1. To impose a penalty on someone, for wrongdoing, cheating, breaking a rule, committing a foul in sport, etc.
- Thesaurus: punish, discipline, correct, chasten, castigate; Antonym: reward.
- Example: income groups that are penalized by the new tax laws
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