Meaning of penalty | Babel Free
ˈpɛnəltiDefinitions
- A legal sentence.
- Sanction, penalty.
- A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
- A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
- In sports
- A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.
- A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.
- A disadvantageous consequence of a previous event.
Equivalents
Examples
“The penalty for his crime was to do hard labor.”
“Was it so irreconcilable, Warwick wondered, as still to peal out the curfew bell, which at nine o'clock at night had clamorously warned all negroes, slave or free, that it was unlawful for them to be abroad after that hour, under penalty of imprisonment or whipping?”
“A penalty was called when he tripped up his opponent.”
“"But you, my noble, my generous girl!" exclaimed Lord Avonleigh, "I dare not let you pay the penalty of my former folly."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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