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Money or other cost one will pay for breaking a law or violating part or all of the terms of a contract. Penalties are often imposed for prepaying a loan (prepayment penalty), failing to complete a contract sale, or breaking a lease; penalties are not tax deductible.
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Money one will pay for breaking a law or violating part or all of the terms of a contract.


Example: Penalties are often imposed for:

• prepaying a loan

• failing to complete a contract of sale

• breaking a lease

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noun

1. Something, such as loss, pain, or confinement, imposed for wrongdoing: castigation, chastisement, correction, discipline, punishment. See reward/punish/deserve.
2. A sum of money levied as punishment for an offense: amercement, fine², mulct. See reward/punish/deserve.
3. A coercive measure intended to ensure compliance or conformity: interdict, interdiction, sanction. See reward/punish/deserve.

n

Definition: punishment
Antonyms: award, forgiveness, pardon, reward

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A punitive measure that the law imposes for the performance of an act that is proscribed, or for the failure to perform a required act.

Penalty is a comprehensive term with many different meanings. It entails the concept of punishment—either corporal or pecuniary, civil or criminal—although its meaning is usually confined to pecuniary punishment. The law can impose a penalty, and a private contract can provide for its assessment. Pecuniary penalties are frequently negotiated in construction contracts, in the event that the project is not completed by the specified date.

IN BRIEF: The consequences that follow the transgression of natural or divine law.

The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. — Plato (428 BC-348 BC)

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For a list of words related to penalty, see:

• Income Tax - penalty: additional assessment for failure to file on time, underpayment, or underestimation of tax liability
• Football
• Hockey
• Soccer

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Common misspelling(s) of penalty

• penatly

Dansk (Danish)
n. - straf, bøde

idioms:

• on penalty of    under (f.eks. dødsstraf)
• penalty area    straffesparksfelt
• penalty box    udvisningsbænk
• penalty clause    straffebestemmelse
• penalty shoot-out    straffesparks-konkurrence
• under penalty of    under (f.eks. dødsstraf)

Nederlands (Dutch)
strafmaatregel, boete, prijs (figuurlijk), strafschop, (mv) score voor downslagen (bridge), straf- (sport)

Français (French)
n. - penalty, (Jur, gén) peine, pénalité, pénalité (impôt), (fig) prix, conséquence néfaste, (Sport) penalty, pénalité (rugby), amende (jeux)

idioms:

• on penalty of    sous peine de
• penalty area    surface de réparation
• penalty box    banc des pénalités, surface de réparation
• penalty clause    (Comm, Jur) clause pénale
• penalty shoot-out    tir au but
• under penalty of    sous peine de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Strafe, Strafstoß

idioms:

• on penalty of    bei einer Strafe von, unter Androhung von
• penalty area    (Fußball) Strafraum
• penalty box    Strafraum, Strafbank
• penalty clause    Strafklausel
• penalty shoot-out    (Fußball) Elfmeterschießen
• under penalty of    bei einer Strafe von, unter Androhung von

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (νομ., μτφ.) κύρωση, ποινή, τιμωρία, (αθλοπ.) πέναλτι

idioms:

• on penalty of    επί ποινή
• penalty area    (αθλοπ.) μικρή περιοχή
• penalty box    περιοχή πέναλτι
• penalty clause    (νομ.) ποινική ρήτρα
• penalty shoot-out    αιφνίδιος θάνατος (όταν ο αγώνας κρίνεται στα πέναλτι)
• under penalty of    επί ποινή

Italiano (Italian)
punizione, rigore

idioms:

• penalty area    area di rigore
• penalty box    area di punizione
• penalty clause    disposizione penale
• penalty shoot-out    spareggio a calci di rigore
• under/on penalty of    sotto pena di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pena (f), castigo (m), penalidade (f), pênalti (m) (Desp.)

idioms:

• penalty area    área de pênalti (Desp.)
• penalty box    área de pênalti (Desp.)
• penalty clause    cláusula de multa
• penalty shoot-out    chute de pênalti
• under/on penalty of    sob pena de

Русский (Russian)
наказание, пенальти, штрафное очко

idioms:

• penalty area    штрафная зона
• penalty box    скамейка штрафников
• penalty clause    пункт о неустойке
• penalty shoot-out    штрафной удар
• under/on penalty of    под угрозой

Español (Spanish)
n. - pena, castigo, sanción, multa, penalty (fútbol, tiro libre)

idioms:

• on penalty of    so pena de
• penalty area    área de castigo/penalty
• penalty box    área de castigo/penalty, banquillo (de castigo)
• penalty clause    cláusula penal
• penalty shoot-out    desempate a penaltis
• under penalty of    so pena de

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - straff, påföljd, vite, skadestånd, handicap

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
刑罚, 报应, 罚款

idioms:

• on penalty of    违者将受...处罚
• penalty area    罚球区
• penalty box    被罚暂时下场球员的座席
• penalty clause    罚款条款, 冒用必罚
• penalty shoot-out    罚球, 罚任意球
• under penalty of    否则受...的惩罚

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 刑罰, 報應, 罰款

idioms:

• on penalty of    違者將受...處罰
• penalty area    罰球區
• penalty box    被罰暫時下場球員的座席
• penalty clause    罰款條款, 冒用必罰
• penalty shoot-out    罰球, 罰任意球
• under penalty of    否則受...的懲罰

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 형벌, 벌금, 죄 값

idioms:

• under penalty of    ~ 위반하면, ~의 형에 처하는 조건으로

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 刑罰, 罰金, 違約金, ペナルティー, 不利, ハンディキャップ

idioms:

• penalty area    ペナルティーエリア
• penalty box    ペナルティーボックス
• penalty clause    違約条項
• penalty shoot-out    ペナルティーキック
• under/on penalty of    ペナルティを課す条件で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عقوبه, معاقبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עונש, קנס, בעיטת-עונשין‬

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