PENALTY

punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation

(noun) the act of punishing

penalty

(noun) (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game

penalty

(noun) the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; “neglected his health and paid the penalty”

penalty

(noun) a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

penalty (plural penalties)

A legal sentence.

A punishment for violating rules of procedure.

(finance) A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.

(football) A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.

(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.

Synonyms

• punition

• punishment

• sentence

Anagrams

• a-plenty, aplenty, netplay

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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