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Definition of Penalty
1. Noun. The act of punishing.
Generic synonyms: Social Control
Specialized synonyms: Castigation, Chastisement, Corporal Punishment, Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Detention, Correction, Discipline, Economic Strangulation, Imprisonment, Medicine, Music, Self-punishment, Stick, Penance, Self-abasement, Self-mortification
Derivative terms: Penalise, Penalize, Penalise, Punish
2. Noun. A payment required for not fulfilling a contract.
Specialized synonyms: Requital, Retribution, Forfeit, Forfeiture, Amercement, Fine, Mulct
3. Noun. The disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition. "Neglected his health and paid the penalty"
4. Noun. (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game.
Definition of Penalty
1. n. Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense, or trespass.
Definition of Penalty
1. Noun. A legal sentence. ¹
2. Noun. A punishment for violating rules of procedure. ¹
3. Noun. (finance) A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment. ¹
4. Noun. (football) A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box. ¹
5. Noun. (ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Penalty
1. a punishment imposed for violation of a law, rule, or agreement [n -TIES]