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met·ed out
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Princeton's WordNet
apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled outadjective
given out in portions
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meted outadjective
doled out; apportioned
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meted out
"Meted out" refers to the act of distributing or dispensing something, often punishment or justice, in a measured or controlled manner. It implies that the distribution is done thoughtfully, carefully, and often based on merit or deservedness.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of meted out in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of meted out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of meted out in a Sentence
It is random, arbitrary and capricious and disproportionately meted out to minorities and poor people, race plays such a huge role.
We are hoping that the government of Ghana, individuals, human rights advocates, and activists in this country will rise and speak against the injustice and the abuse that the police have meted out and continues to mete out towards the LGBTQ community.
In the absence of concrete action to address such wrongdoing, the credibility of the United Nations as champion of human rights and human security is called-out — right under its own roof, while disciplinary measures against other U.N. employees might be meted out as an administrative matter, criminality is more challenging to address for abuses taking place in U.N. properties, which are technically international territories, and not within the jurisdiction of the United States or other host countries.
The film asks, did the punishment meted out by CBS merit the so-called crime? truth.
Like any other case, we charge cases that we can prove beyond a reasonable doubt, we do not charge cases that we can not prove beyond a reasonable doubt, so we are confident in all charges that we have meted out today.
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