- nounpenalty (noun) · penalties (plural noun)
- a punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract:"the charge carries a maximum penalty of ten years' imprisonment"
- a disadvantage or unpleasant experience suffered as the result of an action or circumstance:"the cold never leaves my bones these days—one of the penalties of age"
- (in sports and games) a disadvantage or handicap imposed on a player or team, typically for infringement of rules.
- a kick or shot awarded to a team because of a serious infringement of the rules by an opponent:"a penalty corner"
- bridgepoints won by the defenders when a declarer fails to make the contract.
Originearly 16th century: probably via Anglo-Norman French, from medieval Latin poenalitas, based on poena ‘pain’.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract:
- a disadvantage or unpleasant experience suffered as the result of an action or circumstance:
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