"lead to punishment" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
You can use this phrase to describe a consequence or outcome that results in someone being punished for their actions. Example: Breaking school rules can lead to punishment, such as detention or suspension.
All others lead to punishment.
But the incident, Mr. Snowden said, convinced him that trying to work through the system would only lead to punishment.
The formal American military investigation is the only one that can lead to punishment; the others can offer recommendations but carry no legal weight.
Lawyers for Boston College argue that releasing the interviews would break the I.R.A.'s "code of silence" and could lead to "punishment by death," according to the filing.
The formal American military investigation is the only one that can lead to punishment, while the other two will include recommendations but do not carry formal legal weight.
If asked on a tour, Ms. Pulusani tells students that under-age drinking is dangerous and illegal, and could lead to punishment by the university and even arrest.
Union officials usually attack merit pay systems, arguing that they are based on subjective criteria and often lead to punishments for employees who speak out against management and rewards for employees who toe management's line.
Exceeding quotas can lead to punishments such as pulling up some, or all, of a farmer's coca plants.
If Ethics are violated, a "trial" by a Committee of Evidence can lead to punishments administered by a body called the Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF).
In America, similar circumstances predictably led to punishment of the incumbent Republicans.
SO RARELY has political corruption led to punishment in Brazil that there is an expression for the way scandals peter out.
