Penalty

What do we mean by penalty?

A punishment imposed for a violation of law. noun

A sum established by a contract to be forfeited in lieu of actual damages in the event of a breach of the contract. noun

The disadvantage or painful consequences resulting from an action or condition. noun

A punishment, handicap, or loss of advantage imposed on a team or competitor for infraction of a rule. noun

An infraction of a rule; a foul. noun

Points scored in contract bridge by the opponents when the declarer fails to make a bid. noun

Suffering, in person or property, as a punishment annexed by law or judicial decision to a violation of law; penal retribution. noun

The loss or burden to which a person subjects himself by covenant or agreement in ease of the non-fulfilment of an obligation; the forfeiture or sum to be forfeited for non-payment, or for non-compliance with an agreement: as, the penalty stipulated in a bond. noun

Money recoverable by virtue of a penal statute; a fine; a mulct. noun

Hence The painful consequences which follow some particular course of action, or are invariably attached to some state or condition: as, the penalty of carelessness, or of riches; he paid the penalty of his rashness. noun

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. noun

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. noun

A handicap. noun

See under Bill. noun

On pain of; with exposure to the penalty of, in case of transgression. noun

A legal sentence. noun

A punishment for violating rules of procedure. noun

A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment. noun

A legal sentence.

A punishment for violating rules of procedure.

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

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

A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.

Words that are spelled similarly to penalty:
penalty, penally, penality.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word penalty:
shootout, taker, kicks, kick, foul, imprisonment, goalkeeper, minutes, punishment, referee, offence, minute, saved, overtime, imposed, spot, goal, treason, assessed, scored, missed, sentence, draw, sentences, extra, lap, arsenal, ball, crimes, goals, abolished, aggregate, kicked, convicted, execution, losses, nhl, striker, violation, converted, chelsea, shoot, box, offense, pit, tie, shots, assists, rape, match, guilty, murder, liverpool, win, scoring, score, playoff, defender, leg, jury, shot, victory, fifa, fine, prison, wins, touchdown, substitute, defeat, decide, executed, appeals, points, winner, possession, scores, cup.

Words that rhyme with penalty:
fennel tea.

Adjectives that are often used to describe penalty:
maximum, severe, same, heavy, extreme, civil, full, legal, criminal, only, financial, additional, exact, heavier, ultimate, usual, appropriate, supreme, minimum, pecuniary, severest, further, statutory, inevitable, serious, lesser, terrible, like, greater, possible, monetary, significant, substantial, highest, double, mandatory, just, death, proper, minor, stiff, late, harsh, heaviest, yard, due, lighter, prescribed, awful, dreadful, administrative, fearful, sufficient, slight, light, grievous, disciplinary, utmost, related, stroke, fixed, severer, automatic, bitter, suitable, temporal.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective penalty:
kick, cases, statutes, case, function, states, kicks, laws, statute, reward, law, notices, area, opponents, clause, bonus, structure, provisions, phase, advocates, provision, trial, state, debate, clauses, jurisdictions, group, free, condition, method, notice, verdict, scheme, sentence, bill, factor, trials, decisions, payments, supporters, off, mistake, bully, discount, finite, default, discourse, sins, proponents, hearing, sentences, issue, continued, term, conviction, goal, crime, avoidance, goals, sentencing, loans, course, corners, option, context, offense, arrangement, tickets, protesters, killing.

Words that sound like penalty:
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