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Noun: penalisation  ,pee-nu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,pee-nu-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: penalization)
  1. A negative consequence imposed for breaking a rule, law, or agreement
    "The judge handed down a severe penalisation for the crime";
    - punishment, penalty, penalization, sanction

Derived forms: penalisations

Type of: social control

Encyclopedia: Penalisation