Definition of "penalising" [penalising]

• Present participle of penalise. (verb)

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• "But he asked why, given this high standard of delivery and rising population figures, national government was "penalising" the province when it came to budget allocations."
• "She said actions such as seizing alcohol were actually "penalising" law-abiding citizens and urged a return to action against those who cause problems."
• "There’s a whole host of problems related to putting heavy reliance upon LSATs and GPAs, such as penalising bad test-takers those who scored relatively poorly on the SATs but still did well at very respectable schools, penalising older students who went to school before the era of grade inflation, and penalising those who took difficult courses at rigourous universities."