penalises

fines

Monetary sanctions or particles

• sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
• imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
• sentencingImposing legal punishment
• convictionFirmly held belief

incarceration · probation · reprimand · admonishment · chastisement · disciplinary · correctional · censure

discouragement

Loss of confidence

• preventionStopping something before occurring
• warningAlert about danger
• disincentiveFactor discouraging action
• inhibitoryTending to suppress activity

cautionary · dissuasion · impediment · restraint · check · constraint · forewarning · aversive

vengeance

Retaliation for injury

• paybackRetaliation for wrongs
• reprisalPunitive action in return
• retaliationPunitive response to injury
• comeuppanceDeserved punishment or rebuke

requital · tit-for-tat · counterblow · justice · redress · reciprocity · desert

court

Trial venue or sports surface

• prosecutionPursuing legal charges
• defendantParty facing charges
• sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
• fineAcceptable in quality

statute · infraction · violation · judiciary · tribunal · appeal · legislation · regulation

embargo

Official prohibition on trade

• boycottOrganized economic protest
• multilateralInvolving multiple parties
• unilateralAffecting one side only
• blacklistRecord of prohibited entities

tariff · prohibitions · countermeasures · diplomatic · isolation · blockade

foul

Offensive or illegal

• infractionMinor rule breach
• refereeSports rule enforcer
• yellow-cardOfficial caution in football
• red-cardEjection from match

sin-bin · suspension · disqualification · ejection · handball · offside · booking · sending-off