| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| PUNISH | Inflict penalty | |
| PAIN | To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish. | |
| IMPOSE | To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation, command, penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict; as, to impose a toll or tribute. | |
| INFLICT | ...by striking; to apply forcibly; to lay or impose; to send; to cause to bear, feel, or suffer; as, to inflict blows; to inflict a wound with a ... |