to impose a penalty on someone for an offense, flaw, or fault

to punish severely; to hand out strict or harsh punishment

to punish; to mete out punishment to; to remedy through discipline or legal sanction

to punish or penalize; to discipline according to law or rules

to give rewards for good performance or conduct and punishments for bad behavior

to punish or reprimand someone in order to provide a warning or teach a lesson

to punish; to take disciplinary action against someone; to punish by law

To punish strictly and mercilessly; to show no leniency or forgiveness.

to learn from previous errors or failures to avoid repeating them in the future; to criticize past mistakes firmly to ensure they do not happen again

To punish or suppress evil deeds while promoting and praising good ones.

to punish someone harshly or severely

Encourage people to be good and punish those who do wrong; to promote justice and morality.

to punish one person as a warning to many others

To discipline wrongdoing as a means of exhorting others to be virtuous.

to discipline someone for a minor fault to prevent them from committing a serious crime or error

to punish the wicked in order to encourage others to be virtuous; to uphold virtue and condemn evil

To punish minor faults in order to prevent serious crimes or repetition of a large-scale mistake.

To restrain one's anger and suppress physical or emotional desires; to practice self-control and moderation in one's passions.

to punish one person as a warning to many others; to make an example of someone to prevent further wrongdoing

to deal with someone strictly or severely; to hand down a heavy punishment

To punish a single person as a way of warning or alerting many others.

hard labor or servitude performed as a form of criminal punishment

to punish criminals or evildoers

To punish those who do evil and reward those who are good; to uphold justice by penalizing wrongdoers and recognizing the virtuous.

disciplinary action taken against government officials or public servants who have committed a dereliction of duty, ranging from a formal reprimand to dismissal

to punish corruption; to crack down on the corrupt

To remove someone from their official position and subject them to disciplinary or legal action.

(literary) to punish; to send a punitive expedition against; (passive) to be punished

to punish lightly; a mild or slight penalty