penalty

n. punishment; fine, punishment in the form of a financial payment

A penalty is generally a punishment, and may refer to: In law:Sentence (law), decree of punishment issued by a court or judgeSanctions (law), usually monetary fines imposed by a court or judgeDeath penalty, also called capital punishment, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the stateIn sports:Penalties in American FootballPenalty kick in football (soccer)Penalty area, part of a football (soccer) fieldPenalty shootout (football), a method of breaking a tie in football (soccer)Penalty (ice hockey)Penalty box, also in ice hockeyPenalty (rugby)Penalties may be referred to as fouls or faults in other sports and gamesPenalty (Brazilian sports manufacturer)
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Noun
1. the act of punishing
(synonym) punishment, penalization, penalisation
(hypernym) social control
(hyponym) castigation, chastisement
(derivation) punish, penalize, penalise
2. a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
(hypernym) payment
(hyponym) retribution, requital
3. the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty"
(antonym) advantage, reward
(hypernym) disadvantage
4. (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
(hypernym) handicap
(hyponym) game misconduct
(classification) game

n. penalty kick, 11 meter kick, free kick to the goal of the team whose player committed a foul

n. free kick, kick with which members of an opposing team may not interfere awarded after an infraction of the rules by an opponent (Soccer)

n. penalty, punishment; penalty kick, 11 meter kick, free kick to the goal of the team whose player committed a foul