transcription, транскрипция: [ pʌnɪʃ ]
( punishes, punishing, punished)
1.
To punish someone means to make them suffer in some way because they have done something wrong.
According to present law, the authorities can only punish smugglers with small fines...
Don’t punish your child for being honest.
VERB : V n , V n for n
2.
To punish a crime means to punish anyone who commits that crime.
The government voted to punish corruption in sport with up to four years in jail...
VERB : V n