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Penalize   /pˈɛnəlˌaɪz/  /pˈinəlˌaɪz/   Listen
Penalize

verb
1.
Impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on.  Synonyms: penalise, punish.  "We had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"






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"Penalize" Quotes from Famous Books



... Commission. It will, however, be the duty of the Commission to inquire diligently as to whether there are any further changes which ought not to be delayed, and if so, they are authorized to make such changes subject to your approval. In doing so they are to bear in mind that taxes which tend to penalize or repress industry and enterprise are to be avoided; that provisions for taxation should be simple, so that they may be understood by the people; that they should affect the fewest practicable subjects of taxation which ...
— Messages and Papers of William McKinley V.2. • William McKinley



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