penalisation

Definition of Penalisation in English :

the act of punishing

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Penalisation

verb (transitive)

1.

to impose a penalty on (someone), as for breaking a law or rule

2.

to inflict a handicap or disadvantage on

3. sport

to award a free stroke, point, or penalty against (a player or team)

4.

to declare (an act) legally punishable; make subject to a penalty

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpenalˌized or ˈpenalˌizing

1.

to make punishable; set a penalty for (an offense, etc.)

2.

to impose a penalty on; specif., to subject to a handicap in a contest as penalty for the infraction of a rule

3.

to put at a disadvantage