| No punishments have been meted out to anyone as yet but an investigation is going on. |
| But she was not prepared for the treatment meted out by the villagers, once her candidature became public knowledge. |
| Needless to say, no such treatment has been meted out to the alleged fraudsters. |
| A pair of Mississippi misogynists were given a dressing down when a judge meted out a fitting punishment for their crimes. |
| A forfeit, on the other hand, means that the audience was less than impressed with the scene and an appropriate punishment is meted out. |
| Much the same treatment was meted out to the illustrious society ladies among whom she networked so assiduously. |
