English-Czech translations for punish

• trestat
  Musíme Irsku pomoci, ne ho trestat. We need to help Ireland, not punish it.
  Do té doby bychom se neměli trestat. Until then we should not punish ourselves.
  Tyto zvyklosti musíme jednoznačně odsuzovat a trestat. We must wholly condemn and punish these practices.
• potrestat
  Evropská unie však musí odpovědné činitele potrestat. However, the European Union must punish those responsible.
  Závažné překážky, které by měly obě země potrestat, by byly katastrofou. Important barriers to punish both countries would be disastrous.
  Měli by být schopni odměnit nás nebo potrestat v příštích volbách. They should be able to reward us or punish us at the next polling day.

Definition of punish

• To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action
• To treat harshly and unfairly
• To handle or beat severely; to maul

Examples

• If a prince violates the law, then he must be punished like an ordinary person

Related words

• punishment
• punishable
• punishing
• punished
• unpunished
• punishability
• punisher
• unpunishable
• repunish