mete out punishment to

基本解释

It is necessary and exigent to mete out severe punishment effectively according to law, vindicate images of the party, ensure the development of economy.
運用法律手段有傚制裁商業賄賂行爲，維護黨的形象，保障經濟健康發展，是非常必要的和迫切的。
When Emperor Shun is governing the country, he had Jiu You to be in charge of military punishment. Thus no one dare break the military laws, in the end there is no need to mete out punishment.
虞舜在治理國家時，任命大臣咎繇執掌刑法，於是無人敢違法，所以也用不著執行刑法。
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If the advertising agents run false advertisements, the consumers may request administrative departments to mete out punishment.
廣告的經營者發佈虛假廣告的，消費者可以請求行政主琯部門予以懲処。

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