penalisation

Noun

Meaning

the act of punishing

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

penalty punishment penalization discrimination disadvantage handicap forfeit penalize deprivation discriminatory criminalization criminalize penalise criminalise incrimination
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Antonyms

award money capital benefit assistance funding
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Hypernyms

social control

Hyponyms

music medicine discipline stick imprisonment correction

Examples

The team's 2006–07 Champions League place was also revoked. citation After the start of the season, Fiorentina's penalisation was reduced from 19 points to 15 on appeal to the Italian courts. Source: Internet

This changing of penalisation can continue indefinitely. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

penal statute penal substitution penal-industrial complex penalise penalised penalism