penalty | |
1. n. A legal sentence. | |
The penalty for his crime was to do hard labor. | |
2. n. A punishment for violating rules of procedure. | |
3. n. (finance) A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment. | |
4. n. (football) A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick. | |
5. n. (ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time. | |
A penalty was called when he tripped up his opponent. | |