1subject to a penalty or punishment:high-spending councils will be penalized
(in various sports) punish (a player or team) for a breach of the rules by awarding an advantage to the opposition:the Scots appeared to be wrongly penalized when the umpire awarded Berlin a penalty corner
Law make or declare (an act or offence) legally punishable:section twenty penalizes possession of a firearm when trespassing
2put at an unfair disadvantage:if the bill is not amended genuine claimants will be penalized
