penalize

The referee decided to penalize the player for a dangerous tackle by giving him a red card.

(Chinese) 裁判决定对该球员的危险铲球进行处罚，给了他一张红牌。

The new tax law is designed not to penalize small business owners who earn less than a certain threshold.

(Chinese) 新税法旨在不惩罚收入低于特定门槛的小企业主。