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penalty
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penalty
n.
punishment; fine, punishment in the form of a financial payment
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Penalty
Penalty may refer to:
- Penalty (Mormonism), an oath made during the original Nauvoo Endowment ceremony of the Latter Day Saint movement
- Penalty Records, a record label
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penalty
Noun
1. the act of punishing
(synonym) punishment, penalization, penalisation
(hypernym) social control
(hyponym) castigation, chastisement
(derivation) punish, penalize, penalise
2. a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
(hypernym) payment
(hyponym) retribution, requital
3. the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty"
(antonym) advantage, reward
(hypernym) disadvantage
4. (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
(hypernym) handicap
(hyponym) game misconduct
(classification) game
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penalty
nm.
penalty kick, 11 meter kick, free kick to the goal of the team whose player committed a foul
pénalty
nm.
free kick, kick with which members of an opposing team may not interfere awarded after an infraction of the rules by an opponent (Soccer)
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penalty
nm.
penalty, punishment; penalty kick, 11 meter kick, free kick to the goal of the team whose player committed a foul
