penalize
verb/ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/UK
Etymology
Definitions
To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
- Women should not be penalized or forced out of the workplace simply because they become pregnant. UPS, in fact, has come around to that position. It now offers light-duty accommodations to pregnant women who need them.
To impose a handicap on.
The neighborhood
- neighborpenal
- neighborpenalization
- neighborpenalty
Derived
depenalize, overpenalize, penalizable, penalizer, underpenalize
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA