Penalization

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of punishing; punishment. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty wordnet

Synonyms

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compensationpenalisationpenaltypenancepricepunishment

Etymology

From penal + -ization.

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