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Penalising is the British spelling of penalizing—imposing a penalty or disadvantage on someone for breaking a rule or doing something wrong.
Sports officials penalise fouls, tax codes penalise certain behaviours, and systems can penalise people unfairly: The policy ends up penalising those who can least afford it.
Approval or punitive measure
- fineAcceptable in quality
- forfeitLose through violation
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
chastise · rebuke · admonish · censure · condemn · retribution · confiscate · punitive
Loss of confidence
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- dissuasionConvincing someone not to
- disincentiveFactor discouraging action
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
restraint · curb · check · impediment · obstacle · barrier · hindrance · constraint
Trial venue or sports surface
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- verdictOfficial court decision
trial · judge · law · defendant · plaintiff · attorney · tribunal · ruling
Unpleasantly severe or rough
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- stringentSeverely exact and demanding
- draconianExtremely harsh, especially laws
- punitiveInflicting or intending penalty
heavy-handed · disproportionate · excessive · unforgiving · stern · rigid · inflexible · zero-tolerance
sanction
Approval or punitive measure
- fineAcceptable in quality
- forfeitLose through violation
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
reprimand · chastise · rebuke · admonish · censure · condemn · retribution · confiscate · punitive · deterrent
discouragement
Loss of confidence
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- dissuasionConvincing someone not to
- disincentiveFactor discouraging action
prohibition · restraint · curb · check · impediment · obstacle · barrier · hindrance · constraint · limitation
court
Trial venue or sports surface
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
verdict · trial · judge · law · defendant · plaintiff · attorney · tribunal · ruling · judgment
harsh
Unpleasantly severe or rough
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- stringentSeverely exact and demanding
- draconianExtremely harsh, especially laws
punitive · heavy-handed · disproportionate · excessive · unforgiving · stern · rigid · inflexible · zero-tolerance · uncompromising
penalisingrewarding
Providing satisfaction or benefit
recompensing · incentivising · praising · commending · honouring
penalisingacquitting
Declaring legally innocent
exonerating · absolving · clearing · vindicating · pardoning
penalisingexcusing
Forgiving a transgression
condoning · overlooking · permitting · tolerating · allowing
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