PENALITY

Etymology

Noun

penality (countable and uncountable, plural penalities)

The quality or state of being penal; liability to punishment.

Anagrams

• ptyaline

Source: Wiktionary


Pe*nal"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. poenalitas. See Penalty.]

Definition: The quality or state of being penal; lability to punishment. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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