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Examples of penalize in a Sentence
The company was penalized for not paying taxes.
The hockey player was penalized for holding.
This law would unfairly penalize immigrants.
Recent Examples of penalize from the Web
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Twitter argued that Taylor’s complaint violated California’s anti-SLAPP law, which penalizes malicious lawsuits meant to suppress speech.
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In Germany, that's translated to new laws that penalize companies like Facebook that fail to quickly remove online hate speech.
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And lawmakers are taking steps to ensure national legal protections that would penalize discrimination against them.
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In late March, the United States announced steel and aluminum tariffs that would penalize China to the tune of about $3 billion a year.
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And now advertisers’ and ad blockers’ efforts to outmaneuver one another have come to a head; as blocking technology improves, some sites—publishers in particular—are penalizing viewers for using it.
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And the players can protest, but they will be penalized if it's done during a game --penalized not jailed.
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Davis could have penalized the student for not listing any real skills, education or experience on the resume portion of the assignment or any semblance of a narrative in the cover letter.
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Among those penalized was Rusal, one of the largest aluminum producers in the world.
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First Known Use of penalize
1888
PENALIZE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of penalize for English Language Learners
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: to punish (someone or something) for breaking a rule or a law
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: to give (someone) an unfair disadvantage
PENALIZE Defined for Kids
Definition of penalize for Students
penalized;
penalizing
: to give a penalty to
- You'll be penalized for cheating.
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