major penalty

noun

: a 5-minute suspension of a player in ice hockey or lacrosse

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Drouin was called for game misconduct and given a five-minute major penalty. Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 Sabourin received a major penalty after playing just 19 seconds. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 One of the loudest ovations of the night at Magness came when Landeskog’s major penalty for fighting was announced. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025 This is the fourth major penalty Google has faced in its decade-long fight with EU regulators. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for major penalty

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of major penalty was in 1925

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“Major penalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20penalty. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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