Inflicts a penalty for wrongdoing Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Inflicts a penalty for wrongdoing . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PUNISHES.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUNISHES Inflicts a penalty for wrongdoing (8)
4% PUNISH Inflict a penalty for (6) Newsday Aug 24, 2025
3% FOIST Inflict (upon) (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 27, 2025
3% ABET Support in wrongdoing (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
3% FINE Penalty (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
3% SCOTFREE Without penalty (8) Thomas Joseph Oct 6, 2025
3% EVENINGTHESCORE Avenging a wrongdoing (15) USA Today Sep 17, 2025
3% PERPETRATION Infliction (12) (12) The Guardian Quick Sep 8, 2025
3% ABETS Assists in wrongdoing (5) Newsday Sep 8, 2025
3% PUNISHING Inflicting a penalty (9) Eugene Sheffer Jan 19, 2015
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