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penalty

  (pĕn'əl-tē) pronunciation
n., pl. -ties.
  1. A punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense.
  2. Something, especially a sum of money, required as a forfeit for an offense.
  3. The disadvantage or painful consequences resulting from an action or condition: neglected his health and paid the penalty.
  4. Sports.
    1. A punishment, handicap, or loss of advantage imposed on a team or competitor for infraction of a rule.
    2. An infraction of a rule; a foul.
  5. Games. Points scored in contract bridge by the opponents when the declarer fails to make a bid. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English penalte, from Old French penalite, from Medieval Latin poenālitās, from Latin poenālis, penal. See penal.]


 
 

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. See also Specific Penalties.

 

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

 
Thesaurus: penalty

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.

 
Antonyms: penalty

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.

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

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

 
Wikipedia: penalty (disambiguation)

A penalty is generally a punishment, and may refer to:

In law:

  • Sentence (law), decree of punishment issued by a court or judge
  • Sanctions (law), usually monetary fines imposed by a court or judge
  • Death penalty, also called capital punishment, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state

In sports:

In arts and entertainment:


 
Misspellings: penalty

Common misspelling(s) of penalty

  • penatly

 
Translations: Translations for: Penalty

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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