Imposed a penalty (8)
I believe the answer is:
punished
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">imposed a penalty</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for punished that I've seen before include "Impose a penalty on" , "Imposed a penalty" , "Disciplined" , "grounded perhaps?" , "Chastised" .)