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