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punish [Brit ˈpʌnɪʃ, Am ˈpənɪʃ] VB trans

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1. punish person, crime:

punish

to punish sb for sth, for doing

punire qn per qc, per aver fatto

a crime punished by death

un crimine punito con la morte

2. punish (treat roughly) inf:

punish opponent, car

mettere a dura prova

punish horse

affaticare, fare lavorare duramente, sforzare oltre il dovuto

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undeservedly blame, punish

immeritatamente

undeservedly blame, punish

harshly punish, condemn

severamente, con severità

pitilessly beat, punish, tease

severely treat, speak, punish

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to punish

to punish

punire un crimine con la morte

to punish a crime by death

punire qn per aver fatto

to punish or penalize sb for doing

sanzionare colpa, colpevole

to punish

infliggere un castigo a qn

to punish sb, to inflict a punishment on sb

mettere in castigo

to punish

punire qn per la sua insolenza

to punish sb for his insolence

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punish [ˈpʌ·nɪʃ] VB trans

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punish

to punish oneself

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to punish sb mildly

punire qualcuno in modo non troppo severo

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to punish

to punish

mettere qn in castigo inf

to punish sb

mortificarsi

to punish oneself

premiare/punire qu secondo il merito

to reward/punish sb according to merit

to punish oneself

to punish sb mildly

punire qualcuno in modo non troppo severo

to reward/punish sb according to merit

premiare/punire qu secondo il merito

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The slaves could be punished for trying to learn to read and write. en.wikipedia.org

There were strict orders not to return without it or the men would be punished by death. en.wikipedia.org

We nonetheless insist that before the state can punish this miscreant, it must conduct a full-dress criminal trial that results in a verdict of guilty. en.wikipedia.org

Given its breadth, the ordinance would give the city the power to punish conduct which would otherwise be constitutionally protected. en.wikipedia.org

The story ends in the court scene where the helpless couple are punished for the crime of prostituition. en.wikipedia.org

Tribunals were set up to punish traitors to the people. en.wikipedia.org

Like commoners, these senior officials had to obey his edicts as law or be punished. en.wikipedia.org

To control access to the paper, guards were stationed around mulberry forests, while counterfeiters were punished by death. en.wikipedia.org

The first escape attempt would be punished severely as a deterrent for future escapes. en.wikipedia.org

The instigators of such apostasies, as those who received or defended the guilty ones, were to be punished in the same way as the delinquents. en.wikipedia.org

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