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penalties

One entry found.

Main Entry:
pen·al·ty 
          Listen to the pronunciation of penalty
Pronunciation:
\ˈpe-nəl-tē\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural pen·al·ties
Etymology:
Middle English penalte, from Middle French penalité, from Medieval Latin poenalitas, from Latin poenalis
Date:
15th century
1: the suffering in person, rights, or property that is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime or public offense2: the suffering or the sum to be forfeited to which a person agrees to be subjected in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations3 a: disadvantage, loss, or hardship due to some action b: a disadvantage (as loss of yardage, time, or possession of the ball or an addition to or subtraction from the score) imposed on a team or competitor for violation of the rules of a sport4: points scored in bridge by the side that defeats the opposing contract —usually used in plural
penalty adjective


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