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castigado

punished

adjective kahs-tee-GAH-doh Rare
People & Society Law

Also means

penalized

Usage Note

Castigado is the past participle of castigar used as an adjective. In school contexts estar castigado specifically means to be kept in or grounded — el niño está castigado sin salir (the child is grounded). In sport and law it means penalised. The noun castigo (punishment) is closely related.

Examples

"El jugador fue castigado con una tarjeta roja."

Natural Translation

The player was punished with a red card.

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