Examples of 'used to punish' in a sentence

Meaning of "used to punish"

used to punish - This phrase refers to the act of imposing a penalty or consequence upon someone as a means of discipline or retribution

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It is used to punish failure to honour contractual obligations.
Sanctions should not be used to punish a whole people.
It is used to punish enemies and reward victors.
Decimation can be also used to punish the enemy.
And he used to punish adultery with death.
Caning children was occasionally used to punish.
He used to punish me by withholding his love from me.
It has also been used to punish enemy soldiers.
He used to punish his girls by raping them in front of their little sisters.
They should not be used to punish an entire people.
The Australian government claims that immigration detention is not used to punish people.
It is used to punish a wrong by going outside the law.
The ethics process is being used to punish political opponents.
You used to punish me all the time.
Some fat bloke we used to punish.

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They used to punish children for anything in those days.
And restraints should never be used to punish children.
And it is used to punish those who assisted in the crime.
Only the wicked will be used to punish the wicked.
The methods used to punish alleged delinquents have most of the time been severe.
It is long ago that the gods used to punish men.
My mother also used to punish me by not talking to me.
All the boys know this will be used to punish them.
My mother used to punish me terribly.
These disenfranchised young men see the law being used to punish them for being poor.
They were also used to punish humans who broke moral rules.
Human rights activists have also criticized some methods used to punish criminal offenders.
A cross was used to punish the guilty.
On Sunday President Barack Obama said the tax code should not be used to punish people.
Medicines can not be used to punish or control behavior.
A prototype blacklist already exists, and has been used to punish people.
It was also used to punish sinners.
Used to punish him when he does not collaborate, but without injuries.
Forced contraception may also be used to punish women criminal offenders.
Article 89 is used to punish independent labor activists who help organize wildcat strikes.
But the law must not be used to punish the innocent.
He used to punish children, now he 's abducting them.
Direct instruments must be used to punish speech that incites to hatred.
Till now if anyone used to commit a mistake then you used to punish them!
It was used to punish.
Together, they took care of the rosebush Mom used to punish me.
It could also be used to punish those who have wronged you.
I guess that was just the way I used to punish myself.
The employer used to punish her whenever she makes any mistake.
Some mothers feel that beating should be used to punish the most severe offenses.
Prison sentences were used to punish reporters working for exile-run media groups or international publications.
Within colonial India it was used to punish tax offenders.
They should never be used to punish innocent individuals, impoverish peoples or destabilize third States.
In this regard, however, these evolving standards should not be used to punish individuals retroactively.
Existing laws were used to punish her for breaking the unwritten rules of segregation.

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