especially LAW, POLICE1 verb person TRANSITIVEpionós a chur ar c m upionósaigh verb c m ushe was harshly punished for refusingcuireadh pionós trom uirthi as diúltúhe was punished by having to stay inmar phionós b'éigean dó fanacht istighif you're caught, you get punished severelymá bheirtear ort, íocann tú go daor as2 verb offence TRANSITIVEin countries where dissent is punishedi dtíortha ina ngearrtar pionós ar dhaoine faoi easaontúminor crimes are punished by finesfíneálacha an pionós a ghearrtar as mionchoireanna3 verb for action etc TRANSITIVEa mix-up in defence was punished by Claretháinig an Clár i dtír ar mheascán mearaí i measc na gcúlaitheany mistake will be ruthlessly punishedíocfar go daor as aon bhotúnI was wrong and I was punished for itbhí mé mícheart agus d'íoc mé go daor as, bhí mé mícheart agus bhí mé thíos go mór leis
