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penalty (dict)

Penalty

A penalty is a punishment:
  • a legal sentence, e.g. the death penalty
  • used in the plural, penalties or sanctions, with the more restricted meaning of punishment for violating rules of procedure, or for abusing the judicial process.
  • in sports; for example, in football (soccer) there is a penalty area, otherwise known as the 'eighteen-yard box' due to its size. Penalty kicks are taken from the penalty spot, twelve yards from the centre of the goal-line.
  • penalty (rugby)

 

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