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   Pen·al·ty

   /ˈpenltē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract: "the charge carries a maximum penalty of ten years' imprisonment" Similar punishmentsanctionpunitive actionretributionpenancefineforfeitsentencerare:mulctOpposite reward
   • ▪ 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" Similar disadvantagedifficultydrawbackhandicapsnagdownsideminusdetrimentunpleasant aspecttrialtormentbanetribulationafflictionsufferingburdentroubleworrydeprivationcostundesirable consequencedisbenefitOpposite advantage
   • 2. (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"
   • ▪ points won by the defenders when a declarer fails to make the contract.

   Word Origin early 16th century: probably via Anglo-Norman French, from medieval Latin poenalitas, based on poena ‘pain’.

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   What does a penalty mean in football?

   • (in football (soccer) and some other similar sports) a chance to score a goal or point without any defending players, except the goalkeeper, trying to stop it; the goal or point that is given if it is successful. This chance is given because the other team has broken the rules. Two minutes later Ford equalized with a penalty.

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   noun. a legal or official punishment, such as a term of imprisonment. some other form of punishment, such as a fine or forfeit for not fulfilling a contract. loss, suffering, or other unfortunate result of one's own action, error, etc.

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   1. : the suffering in person, rights, or property that is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime or public offense. trespassing forbidden under penalty of imprisonment. 2. : the suffering or the sum to be forfeited to which a person agrees to be subjected in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations.