penalise
- a variation of penalize.
Example Sentences
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Without these subjective judgements, you would have to penalise every player just for being in an offside position - even if they were not close to the opponent.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
The stewards took no further action on that charge, but did penalise Tsunoda for making too many moves in defence.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
South Korea's president ordered on Tuesday swift action to penalise those responsible for a major data leak at e-commerce giant Coupang affecting more than 33 million customers.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
The UK has already identified three African countries it plans to penalise if their governments do not improve co-operation on removals.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
The statutes of the Spanish College were severe for the fourteenth century, and they penalise absence from lecture, unpunctuality, nocturnal wanderings and so forth, as strictly as any English founder.
From Life in the Medieval University by Rait, Robert S.
