penalty

penalty
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W3S3 [ˈpenlti] n plural penalties
[Date: 1500-1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: poenalitas, from Latin poenalis; PENAL]
1.) a punishment for breaking a law, rule, or legal agreement
▪ No littering. Penalty $500.
▪ Withdrawing the money early will result in a 10% penalty.
penalty for
▪ The penalty for a first offense is a fine.
severe/stiff/heavy penalty
▪ Drug dealers face severe penalties.
▪ If he is convicted, he could receive the death penalty (=be killed as a punishment) .
2.) something bad that happens to you because of something you have done or because of the situation you are in
penalty of (doing) sth
▪ One of the penalties of being famous is the loss of privacy.
▪ If you don't do the job right, you will pay the penalty .
3.) a disadvantage in sports given to a player or team for breaking a rule
▪ Woodson received a penalty.
4.) a chance to kick the ball or hit the ↑puck into the ↑goal in a game of football, ↑rugby, or ↑ice hockey, given because the other team has broken a rule
▪ Townsend kicked a penalty (=in a rugby game) in the last minute.
▪ Leeds were awarded a penalty.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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