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Third Person
penalizes
Present Participle
penalizing
Past Tense
penalized
Past Participle
penalized
1
to impose a punishment on someone for a wrongdoing or violation
transitive
- The school may penalize students for plagiarism by giving them a lower grade.
- Governments often penalize individuals who violate traffic laws with fines or other consequences.
- Companies may penalize employees for breaching ethical standards through disciplinary actions.
- The court unexpectedly penalized the defendant for financial fraud.
- By the end of the day, the school will have hopefully penalized those who cheated on the exam.
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