out (to sb)
( formal ) to give sb a punishment; to make sb suffer bad treatment :
Severe penalties were meted out by the court.
the violence meted out to the prisoners
out (to sb)
( formal ) to give sb a punishment; to make sb suffer bad treatment :
Severe penalties were meted out by the court.
the violence meted out to the prisoners
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005