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penalism

penalism noun: a policy of imposing penalties.

Noun

penalism (uncountable)

  1. A policy of imposing penalties.

Origin of penalism

From penal + -ism.

Questions about penalism

What does penalism mean?
Penalism means a policy of imposing penalties.
What part of speech is penalism?
Penalism is a noun.

Words near penalism in the dictionary

  1. penalisations
  2. penalise
  3. penalised
  4. penalises
  5. penalising
  6. penalism
  7. penalities
  8. penality
  9. penalizability
  10. penalizable
  11. penalization

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