PENALTY
\pˈɛnə͡lti], \pˈɛnəlti], \p_ˈɛ_n_əl_t_i]\
Definitions of PENALTY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty"
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(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
By Princeton University
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the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense, or trespass.
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The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine.
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A handicap.
By Oddity Software
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Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense, or trespass.
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The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine.
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A handicap.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offence;—forfeiture; fine; mulct.
