penalizing

Verb

penalize (third-person singular simple present penalizes, present participle penalizing, simple past and past participle penalized)

1. (transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
   • Women should not be penalized or forced out of the workplace simply because they become pregnant. UPS, in fact, has come around to that position. It now offers light-duty accommodations to pregnant women who need them.2014 December 3, Editorial Board, “Supreme Court should affirm the rights of pregnant workers”, in The Los Angeles Times

   Synonyms:

   chastise, come down on, amerce, castigate, chasten, correct, fix someone's wagon, have someone's guts for garters, have someone's head, have someone's hide

2. (transitive) To impose a handicap on.