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nounthe act of punishing
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nouna payment required for not fulfilling a contracttype of:
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noun(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the gametype of:
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"neglected his health and paid the penalty"nounthe disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or conditionOpposite:type of:
Definition that contains penalty
- fine money extracted as a penalty
- fine issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
- pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
- stick threat of a penalty
- ticket issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
- grace a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor
- sacrifice the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- exchange exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- punished subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
- punish impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on