Penalty

/ˈpɛnəlti/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters

Definition of Penalty

noun

  1. A legal sentence.

    "The penalty for his crime was to do hard labor."

  2. A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
  3. A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
  4. A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.
  5. 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."

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punishmentpunitionsentence