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To punish someone so as to give a warning to others; sometimes, to overpunish them for added deterrence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
Examples
- He made an example of the drunken sailor with twenty lashes, to show that he must have a sober crew.
- Most people got away with Napster piracy, but a few people were sued for gigantic sums because copyright holders intended to make an example of them.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
殺雞儆猴 /杀鸡儆猴
(shājījǐnghóu)
— punish someone as a warning to others
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Chinese Mandarin:
殺一儆百 /杀一儆百
(shāyījǐngbǎi)
— punish someone as a warning to others
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Danish:
statuere et eksempel
— punish someone as a warning to others
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Finnish:
tehdä jostakin varoittava esimerkki
— punish someone as a warning to others
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French:
faire un exemple
— punish someone as a warning to others
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German:
ein Exempel statuieren
— punish someone as a warning to others
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Greek:
παραδειγματίζω
(paradeigmatízo)
— punish someone as a warning to others
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Hungarian:
példát statuál
— punish someone as a warning to others
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Polish:
karać przykładowo
— punish someone as a warning to others
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Polish:
ukarać przykładowo
— punish someone as a warning to others
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Russian:
приме́рно наказа́ть
(primérno nakazátʹ)
— punish someone as a warning to others
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Spanish:
dar ejemplo de
— punish someone as a warning to others
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Spanish:
hacer un ejemplo de
— punish someone as a warning to others
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Swedish:
statuera exempel (ett)
(med någon/något)
— punish someone as a warning to others
