While "punished" has a similar meaning, it's not a homophone for "penalized."
"Penalized" itself is both the past tense and past participle of the verb "to penalize," meaning to impose a penalty or punishment.
While "punished" has a similar meaning, it's not a homophone for "penalized."
"Penalized" itself is both the past tense and past participle of the verb "to penalize," meaning to impose a penalty or punishment.