Penalization — synonyms, definition

1. penalization (Noun)

penalisation penalty punishment sanction

penalization (Noun) — Something (e.g. imprisonment or paying a fine) someone is made to do to compensate for a wrongdoing, especially for crime; the act of punishing.

social control castigation chastisement corporal punishment correction cruel and unusual punishment detention discipline economic strangulation imprisonment medicine music penance self-abasement self-mortification self-punishment stick