penalize

UK /ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/ US /ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/
verb 2

Definitions

verb

1

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.

Ready for another term? Try vindictive protectiveness. In essence, in the name of emotional wellbeing, students can eliminate anything they do not want to think about, read about, or be challenged about. And penalize those who would expose them to it. How? In the name of "offense".

2

To impose a handicap on.

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