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penalty
noun (penalties )
1 a punishment, such as imprisonment, a fine, etc, imposed for wrongdoing, breaking a contract or rule, etc.
2 a punishment that one brings on oneself through ill-advised action paid the penalty for my error .
3 sport a handicap imposed on a competitor or team for a foul or other infringement of the rules, in team games taking the form of an advantage awarded to the opposing side, such as a penalty kick.
4 (penalties) football a series of penalty kicks by each side following extra time to decide the outcome of a drawn game The final was decided on penalties .
[16c: from Latin poenalitas , from poena punishment]
under or on penalty of something with liability to the penalty of a particular punishment in case of violation of the law, etc swear on penalty of death .
noun (penalties )
1 a punishment, such as imprisonment, a fine, etc, imposed for wrongdoing, breaking a contract or rule, etc.
2 a punishment that one brings on oneself through ill-advised action paid the penalty for my error .
3 sport a handicap imposed on a competitor or team for a foul or other infringement of the rules, in team games taking the form of an advantage awarded to the opposing side, such as a penalty kick.
4 (penalties) football a series of penalty kicks by each side following extra time to decide the outcome of a drawn game The final was decided on penalties .
[16c: from Latin poenalitas , from poena punishment]
under or on penalty of something with liability to the penalty of a particular punishment in case of violation of the law, etc swear on penalty of death .
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