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penalty
Definitions
[ˈpɛnlti], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract
(e.g: the charge carries a maximum penalty of ten years' imprisonment)
- (in sports and games) a handicap imposed on a player or team for infringement of rules
(e.g: she only incurred 6.40 penalties for time on cross-country)
Phrases:
- under penalty of
Origin
:
early 16th century: probably via Anglo-Norman French, from medieval Latin poenalitas, based on poena ‘pain’
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