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punish English

Meaning punish meaning

What does punish mean?
Definitions in simple English

punish

If you punish someone, you cause them to suffer because they have broken a rule. The boy was punished for hitting his baby sister.

punish

(= penalize, penalise) 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

Synonyms punish synonyms

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Conjugation punish conjugation

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punish · verb

Examples punish examples

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Simple sentences

It is better to prevent evil than punish it by another evil thereafter.
Punish the wicked and save the weak.
In the name of the moon, we'll punish you!
Don't punish him for breaking the window. He is not to blame.
She wished to punish only those responsible.
What's the best way to punish a dog?
Until 1986, in the schools of England, it was legal to punish children with belts, sticks, and clubs.
We must punish him severely.
Tom wanted to punish me.
Some parents don't punish their children when they lie.
Do you think parents should punish their children when they lie?
I don't think I've ever done anything that would cause my parents to want to punish me.
Don't punish the children.
Do not punish the girl severely; go easy on her.
Parents punish their children for misbehavior.
They sought to punish him for his crime but he escaped.
In Singapore, one way to punish criminals is to whip them.
Parents and adults punish children when they tell a lie.
They'll want to punish him.
They wanted to punish me.

Movie subtitles

There is one person I have to hurry to meet and punish!
It seems you couldn't get the money for your clothes from the person you need to punish.
They decide to punish the terrestrials in an exemplary manner.
If you please, don't punish this young woman - how much is the damage?
You can't stay here - your uncles will punish you for me escape.
Marcasse swore to punish with his own hands the chief culprit: the elusive Tristan de Mauprat who hid among the ruins of his ancient fortress.
Punish me, torture me, but let me live!
The Senate has decreed that you both shall rule Rome together. and that Antony shall avenge the death of Caesar upon the traitors. and shall punish Egypt.
And how do you propose to punish Egypt?
Could you apply all your fine and honorable rules to yourself, punish yourself as calmly and completely as you have Blackie?
Now if the thief will declare himself, I will punish him alone. And then we can forget the matter.
King George will send many ships with many guns to punish us for what you have done.
This may seem harsh but when a mob takes it upon itself to identify, try, condemn and punish it is a destroyer of a government that patriots died to establish and defend.
He would be a strange god to punish poor men.
God, punish the sinners!
Punish them, God!
Punish them!
Punish me!
Youre not going to punish him for helping me last night?
I've never touched a woman to punish her.
Now you may punish me for my effrontery.
That's to punish you for your bad behavior.
He doesn't punish for discipline.
Not to punish, but to break their spirit.
There was no other way but to punish and destroy this tiny bothersome state, that was continuously threatening our peace!
I remember I once had to punish his father for it.
Where is he. It seems you couldn't get the money for your clothes from the person you need to punish.
I beg you, please do not punish the young woman.
Shouldn't we punish him?
You deserve severe punishment, but there's no need to punish an amateur like you.
Don't punish Tom, Aunt Polly!
Punish me as I deserve, but not in this way.
Your father'll punish you!
But punish her.
Now, that is how you will punish your man, with a right and a left.
He thought it was his duty to punish wickedness wherever he found it.
He was that kind, a butcher, who thought he had a special ordination to punish transgressors.
If you deny that, if you insist that this woman you call your friend is in the garden I'm afraid I shall have to punish you.
Let him be punish'd, sovereign. Lest example breed, by his sufferance, more of such a kind.

News and current affairs

We must punish the traffickers and reward the farmers.
But condemning thousands to death in order to be able to punish him is intolerable as well.
It has also led the way in creating international criminal tribunals that prosecute and punish those who commit war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Iraq stands as a reminder of America's furious desire to avenge the terrorist attacks of September, 2001 and hurt punish even those unconnected with the perpetrators.
The League of Nations failed because it could not punish or deter such behavior.
Both guard their social standing jealously - and may even punish a guest who attends the other's party by withholding future invitations.
But Treasury officials believe that they must keep up the pressure, lest Congress follow through on threats to punish supposed currency manipulators, derailing the TPP and other trade agreements.
And some women's rights advocates have supported laws that criminalize transmitting HIV, arguing that these laws would punish men who concealed their HIV-positive status from their sexual partners, including their wives and girlfriends.
But, instead of addressing the structural causes of rising corruption, India's anti-graft movement bemoans a supposed weakening of ethical values and demands additional agencies with draconian powers to monitor and punish.
The original 1945 concept of collective security, by which states would band together to deter and punish aggressors, failed because the Soviet Union and the West were at loggerheads during the Cold War.
If we prohibit drugs in the Olympic Games, we owe it to the athletes to deter, detect, and punish those who cheat.
Let banks design their own risk management systems, audit them to the limited extent possible, and then severely punish them if they produce a loss outside agreed parameters.
He promised to punish me, and that he would act the next time Haykakan Zhamanak criticized any well-known person.
As for the West, it is fruitless to try to bring Putin and his team back to democracy, where Russia does not belong, or to punish Russia with sanctions, which won't work.
But in the end, that advantage, and his usual verbal threats, mattered less than the desire of voters in some cities and regions to punish his regime because of its mismanagement.
In January, for example, Israelis began using its monopoly on fuel supplies to punish Palestinians, a decision condemned the following month by Human Rights Watch.
But it also suggests that maintaining the current siege would merely punish a peace-loving population while strengthening the grip of its worst elements on society and public life.
In democratic countries, if politicians who are critical of others while in opposition prove to be ineffective when in government, voters can - and often do - punish their dishonesty at the ballot box.
Of course, Israel has the right to defend itself against indiscriminate rocket barrages like that launched from Gaza into its territory, and to punish lawfully those responsible.
The justification for not censoring Israel too harshly in international institutions or using boycotts to punish Israel for war crimes is no longer valid.
This principle is even more important in Iraq, where the Shia majority faces the constant temptation to punish Sunnis for years of repression under Saddam Hussein.
Moreover, in the current grim economic conditions across Europe, voters who do turn out are all too likely to take the opportunity to punish the major parties and vote for fringe and even extremist politicians.
The global marketplace will punish those who act too late.
The implication is clear: punish only people who use guns to commit crimes, but do not penalize others as well by restricting their access to guns.
Corruption remains a major problem, but the authorities take care to punish the worst excesses in a highly visible way.

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