PENALTIES
Noun
penalties
plural of penalty
Noun
penalties pl (plural only)
(informal) A penalty shootout.
Anagrams
• Palestine, antisleep, tapelines
Source: Wiktionary
PENALTY
Pe"nal*ty, n.; pl. Penalties. Etym: [F. pénalité. See Penal.]
1. 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.
Death is the penalty imposed. Milton.
2. The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a person
subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case of nonfulfillment
of stipulations; forfeiture; fine.
The penalty and forfeit of my bond. Shak.
3. A handicap. [Sporting Cant]
Note: The term penalty is in law mostly applied to a pecuniary
punishment. Bill of pains and penalties. See under Bill.
– On, or Under, penalty of, on pain of; with exposure to the
penalty of, in case of transgression.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition