bestrafen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- book noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
- castigate verb To punish or reprimand someone severely.
- penalize verb To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
- 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
- noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
- noun A record of a business's financial transactions (usually plural: "the books").
- noun A person or organization that takes bets on the outcome of events; short for bookmaker.
- verb To arrange or reserve something in advance.
- verb To formally record a suspect's details after an arrest.
castigate — full definition
- verb To punish or reprimand someone severely.
- verb To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism.
- verb To revise or make corrections to a publication.