penalty
/pˈɛnʌlti/noun3 syllables
Penalty means: the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty.
Synonyms for penalty3
noun, as in the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
Opposites of penalty
What does penalty mean?4
noun
1
the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
2
a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
3
the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition“neglected his health and paid the penalty”
4
(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Penalty in a sentence
- Birth is evidently a major crime, since the penalty is death.DJ_Saidez
- On the issue of the death penalty, public opinion is split.Nuel
- Regarding the question of the death penalty, public opinion is divided.Nuel
- In many countries, the death penalty is the most severe punishment.AlanF_US
- If you make a mistake, you pay the penalty.ulyssemc1
- Such conduct would subject the offender to a heavy penalty.unknown
- I thought that the death penalty should be abolished.CK
- The death penalty was done away with last year.Eldad
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of penalty
as a noun
- plural
- penalties