punish with

Frequency: 7.110.8 per million words

used to specify the specific penalty, like a fine

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Examples (10)

  • Offenders will be punished with a £1,000 fine.
  • The court decided to punish the company with a substantial financial penalty.
  • In some historical societies, individuals were punished with public humiliation.
  • The judge threatened to punish the witness with contempt of court charges if they lied.
  • They believe that criminals should be punished with hard labor, not just prison time.
  • The new regulations aim to punish polluters with escalating fines based on the severity of the damage.
  • He was punished with a temporary suspension from the team for breaking the rules.
  • The community decided to punish the vandals with a mandatory clean-up service.
  • Instead of imprisonment, the judge opted to punish the offender with community service.
  • The school will punish students caught cheating with a zero on the assignment.