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1. (n.) penalty
a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
2. penalty
a loss, forfeiture, etc., incurred by nonfulfillment of some obligation.
3. penalty
something forfeited, as money.
4. penalty
a disadvantage imposed upon one side for infraction of the rules of a game or sport.
Etymology: (1505–15; &indirdesc; ML poenālitās. See penal , -ty2)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation
the act of punishing
2. (noun) penalty
a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
3. (noun) penalty
the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
"neglected his health and paid the penalty"
4. (noun) penalty
(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
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1. (noun) penalty
a punishment for committing a crime
The penalty for murder is life imprisonment.
2. penalty
the death penalty
when sb is killed as a punishment for committing a crime
3. penalty
in sport, a free shot at scoring when a player from the opposition has broken a rule
They were awarded a penalty.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Penalty
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
2. (noun) Penalty
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
3. (noun) Penalty
a handicap
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Sense: a punishment for doing wrong, breaking a contract etc
They did wrong and they will have to pay the penalty; The death penalty has been abolished in this country.
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 Afrikaans: straf |
 Arabic: عُقوبَه |
 Bulgarian: наказание |
 Brazilian: pena |
 Czech: trest, pokuta |
 German: die Strafe |
 Danish: straf; -straf |
 Greek: ποινή, τιμωρία |
 Spanish: pena, castigo |
 Estonian: karistus |
 Farsi: مجازات |
 Finnish: rangaistus |
 French: pénalité, peine |
 Hebrew: עוֹנֶש |
 Hindi: दण्ड, सजा |
 Croatian: kazna, globa |
 Hungarian: büntetés |
 Indonesian: hukuman |
 Icelandic: hegning |
 Italian: penale; pena |
 Japanese: 罰 |
 Korean: 처벌 |
 Lithuanian: bauda, bausmė |
 Latvian: sods |
 Malay: hukuman |
 Dutch: straf |
 Norwegian: straff; bot |
 Polish: kara |
 Persian: مجازات |
 Pashto: ايداد ( جزا )، سزا، جريمه |
 Portuguese: pena |
 Romanian: pedeapsă; amendă |
 Russian: на��азание |
 Slovak: trest |
 Slovenian: kazen |
 Serbian: kazna |
 Swedish: straff |
 Thai: การลงโทษ |
 Turkish: ceza |
 Taiwanese: 懲罰 |
 Ukrainian: штраф, покарання |
 Urdu: سزا، جرمانہ |
 Vietnamese: hình phạt/ tiền phạt |
 Chinese: 惩罚 |
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