straffen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- boot noun A sturdy shoe that covers the foot and part of the leg.
- penalize verb To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
- punish verb To make someone suffer a penalty for wrongdoing or misconduct.
- sentence noun A group of words that forms a complete grammatical statement, usually with a subject and a verb.
Senses
straffen is used for these senses in English:
- boot (computing, informal) To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc.
- boot (MLE, criminal slang) To shoot, to kill by gunfire.
- penalize (transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
- punish (transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).
- sentence (transitive) To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to condemn to punishment.
boot — full definition
- noun A sturdy shoe that covers the foot and part of the leg.
- noun The luggage storage compartment of a car (British English); called a "trunk" in American English.
- noun A device clamped to a car's wheel to immobilize it, usually for unpaid fines (also called a wheel clamp).
- verb To kick something or someone.
- verb To dismiss or eject someone.
penalize — full definition
- verb To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
- verb To impose a handicap on.