- penalization
- nounthe act of punishing• Syn: ↑punishment, ↑penalty, ↑penalisation• Derivationally related forms: ↑penalise (for: ↑penalisation), ↑penalize, ↑penalise (for: ↑penalty), ↑punish (for: ↑punishment)• Hypernyms: ↑social control• Hyponyms:↑castigation, ↑chastisement, ↑corporal punishment, ↑cruel and unusual punishment, ↑detention, ↑discipline, ↑correction, ↑economic strangulation, ↑imprisonment, ↑music, ↑medicine, ↑self-punishment, ↑stick, ↑penance, ↑self-mortification, ↑self-abasement
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\\ˌpēnələ̇ˈzāshən, ˌpen-, -əlˌīˈ-\ noun (-s)1. : the act of penalizing2. : the state of being penalized* * *
pēnalīzāˈtion or pēnalīsāˈtion noun• • •Main Entry: ↑penal
Useful english dictionary. 2012.