Thesaurus: penalty

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1. n. 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.
2. n. 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.
3. n. A handicap.
4. n. the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
5. n. a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
6. n. the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
7. n. (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
8. 1. 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. Death is the penalty imposed. Milton. 2. 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. The penalty and forfeit of my bond. Shak. 3. A handicap. [Sporting Cant] Note: The term penalty is in law mostly applied to a pecuniary punishment. Bill of pains and penalties. See under Bill. -- On, or Under, penalty of, on pain of; with exposure to the penalty of, in case of transgression.
9. n:100 n. a payment required for not fulfilling a contract n. the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition n. (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game