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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