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Punish as a Adjective has these synonyms:

hurt, harm, injure, damage, abuse, maltreat, rough up, knock about or around, maul, thrash, beat, trounce, manhandle, batter, beat up
Example: The challenger punished the champion so badly that he could not come out for the tenth round.

imprison, jail or also gaol, incarcerate, lock up, fine, mulct, amerce, lash, flog, beat, scourge, spank, whip, cane, birch, put across or also turn over (one's) knee, paddle, pillory, crucify, tar and feather, exile, banish, excommunicate
Example: They were punished for their crimes.

penalize, chastise, castigate, discipline, chasten, scold, rebuke, take to task, reprove, dress down, admonish, correct, teach someone a lesson, give a lesson to, throw the book at, rap (someone's) knuckles, slap (someone's) wrist
Example: A child's first taste of injustice is being punished for something she did not do.

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