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Definition of Penalty

1. Noun. The act of punishing.

2. Noun. A payment required for not fulfilling a contract.

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]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Penalty

penalised penalises penalising penalities penality penalizable penalization penalizations penalize penalized

penalizes penalizing penall penally penalties penalty (current term) penalty arc penalty arcs penalty area penalty areas

penalty box penalty boxes penalty copy penalty corner penalty free throw penalty function penalty functions penalty goal penalty goals penalty kick

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