n. The act of punishing. Syn. -- punishment, penalty. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
v. t. 1. To make penal. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Sport.) To put a penalty on. See Penalty, 3. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. Subjected to a penalty. [ Narrower terms: fined, mulcted ] [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]