Penalty,
Definition of Penalty:
A punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract.
Punishment (usually a specified sum) imposed for wrongdoing.
(in sports and games) a disadvantage or handicap imposed on a player or team, typically for infringement of rules.
Synonyms of Penalty
Punishment, Sanction, Punitive action, Retribution, Penance, Abatement, Acquittal, Agio, Allowance, Amercement, Bank discount, Breakage, Burden, Burthen, Cargo, Cash discount, Castigation, Chain discount, Charge, Charge-off, Chastening, Chastisement, Concession, Condemnation, Condign punishment, Correction, Cross, Cumbrance, Cut, Deadweight, Decision, Deduction, Depreciation, Deserts, Difficulty, Disadvantage, Disciplinary measures, Discipline, Discount, Drawback, Embarrassment, Encumbrance, Ferule, Fine, Forfeit, Freight, Hamper, Handicap, Impediment, Impedimenta, Imposition, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Inconvenience, Infliction, Judgment, Judicial punishment, Kickback, Landmark decision, Load, Lumber, Mulct, Nemesis, Onus, Pack, Pains, Pains and punishments, Pay, Payment, Penal retribution, Penalty clause, Penance, Penology, Percentage, Premium, Price, Price reduction, Price-cut, Punishment, Punition, Rebate, Rebatement, Reduction, Refund, Retribution, Retributive justice, Rollback, Salvage, Scourge, Sentence, Setoff, Tare, Time discount, Trade discount, Tret, Trouble, Underselling, Verdict, Weight, Well-deserved punishment, What-for, White elephant, Write-off
How to use Penalty in a sentence?
- The charge carries a maximum penalty of ten years imprisonment.
- The officials, from the same habitus as the runners, control the sport and impose penalties when they detect infringements of the rules.
Meaning of Penalty & Penalty Definition