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bestrafen
be•stra•fen     ( bestraft    ptp)    vt   to punish,   (Jur)   [jdn]   to sentence (mit to),   (Sport)   [Spieler, Foul]   to penalize
der Schiedsrichter bestrafte das Foul mit einem Elfmeter      the referee awarded or gave a penalty for the foul

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jdn disziplinarisch bestrafen	exp.	to take disciplinary action against sb

jdn exemplarisch bestrafen	exp.	to punish sb as an example (to others)

jdn wegen einer Sache bestrafen/verurteilen/entlassen {etc}	exp.	to punish/sentence/dismiss {etc} sb for sth

glimpflich bestraft werden	exp.	to receive a mild punishment
er wurde entsprechend bestraft	exp.	he was suitably {or} appropriately punished
er wurde ohne Nachsicht bestraft	exp.	he was punished without mercy
seine Eltern bestraften ihn mit Arrest	exp.	his parents punished him by grounding him
der Schiedsrichter bestrafte das Foul mit einem Elfmeter	exp.	the referee awarded {or} gave a penalty for the foul

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'bestrafen' also found in translations in English-German dictionary
to be punished enough	exp.	genug bestraft sein
if this goes unpunished ...	exp.	wenn das nicht bestraft wird ...
he has been punished enough	exp.	er ist genug bestraft worden ; er ist gestraft genug
he deserves to be punished	exp.	er verdient es, bestraft zu werden
I fully intend to punish him	exp.	ich habe fest vor {oder} bin fest entschlossen, ihn zu bestrafen
to mete out punishment to sb	exp.	jdn bestrafen
it is my intention to punish you severely	exp.	ich beabsichtige, Sie streng zu bestrafen
to punish sb as an example to others	exp.	jdn exemplarisch bestrafen

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