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penalise English

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penalise

When you penalise someone, you impose a penalty on the person, especially if the person has broken a rule or regulation. When you give such a long answer to a question that requires only one line in the examination, you are only penalising yourself. Bob was caught for speeding, and the traffic police officer penalised him with a speeding ticket.

penalise

(= punish, penalize) impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on The students were penalized for showing up late for class we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again

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