bestrafen — meaning in English

English meaning

• book noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
• castigate verb To scold or punish someone harshly.
• penalize verb To punish someone, usually for breaking a rule.
• prosecute verb To formally charge someone with a crime and pursue legal action against them in court.
• punish verb To make someone suffer a penalty for wrongdoing or misconduct.

Senses

bestrafen is used for these senses in English:

• book (law enforcement, transitive) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
• castigate (transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely.
• penalize (transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
• prosecute (transitive, law) To charge, try.
• 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).

book — full definition

1. noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
2. noun A record of a business's financial transactions (usually plural: "the books").
3. noun A person or organization that takes bets on the outcome of events; short for bookmaker.
4. verb To arrange or reserve something in advance.
5. verb To formally record a suspect's details after an arrest.

castigate — full definition

1. verb To scold or punish someone harshly.
2. verb To condemn something strongly, especially by criticising it in public.
3. verb To revise or make corrections to a publication.

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