I don't understand why women continue to 'punish' [='damage'] their feet by wearing high-heeled shoes.
The law states that treason shall be 'punished' by death. [=that the punishment for treason is death]
I think that murderers should be 'punished' by/with life imprisonment.
(..) dumb bunny, but we are good at multiplying. Anyway, according to your tax forms, you reported, let me see here, zero! Unfortunately, lying on a... federal form is a punishable offense. Five years jail time. Well, it's my word against yours. ' bucks a day, fluff, days a year, since I was twelve.' (..)2016 Zootopia
(..) and each man jack of you here has proved his mettle a hundred times over and a hundred times again! Suffered, I have! Punished, we were, the lot of us. Disproportionate to our crime! Here it is! The cursed treasure of Cortes himself. (..)2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(..) So the heathen gods placed upon the gold a terrible curse. Any mortal that removes but a single piece from that stone chest shall be punished for eternity. I hardly believe in ghost stories anymore, Captain. Aye. That's exactly what I thought when we were told the tale. (..)2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl