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pen·al·ty

(pĕn′əl-tē)

n. pl. pen·al·ties

1. A punishment imposed for a violation of law.

2. A sum established by a contract to be forfeited in lieu of actual damages in the event of a breach of the contract.

3. The disadvantage or painful consequences resulting from an action or condition: neglected his health and paid the penalty.

4. Sports

a. A punishment, handicap, or loss of advantage imposed on a team or competitor for infraction of a rule.

b. An infraction of a rule; a foul.

c. A penalty kick.

d. A penalty shot.

5. Games Points scored in contract bridge by the opponents when the declarer fails to make a bid.

[Middle English penalte, from Old French penalite, from Medieval Latin poenālitās, from Latin poenālis, penal; see penal.]

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penalty

(ˈpɛnəltɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. (Law) a legal or official punishment, such as a term of imprisonment

2. some other form of punishment, such as a fine or forfeit for not fulfilling a contract

3. loss, suffering, or other unfortunate result of one's own action, error, etc

4. (General Sporting Terms) sport games a handicap awarded against a player or team for illegal play, such as a free shot at goal by the opposing team, loss of points, etc

[C16: from Medieval Latin poenālitās penalty; see penal]

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pen•al•ty

(ˈpɛn l ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.

2. a loss, forfeiture, etc., incurred by nonfulfillment of some obligation.

3. something forfeited, as money.

4. a disadvantage imposed upon one side for infraction of the rules of a game or sport.

[1505–15; « Medieval Latin poenālitās. See penal, -ty²]

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Noun	1.	penalty - the act of punishing penalisation, penalization, punishment social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action chastisement, castigation - verbal punishment corporal punishment - the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime cruel and unusual punishment - punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed detention - a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils" discipline, correction - the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received" economic strangulation - punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them; "the economic strangulation of the Jews by the Nazi Party" imprisonment - putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment medicine, music - punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine" self-punishment - punishment inflicted on yourself stick - threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot" self-abasement, self-mortification, penance - voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
	2.	penalty - a payment required for not fulfilling a contract payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged requital, retribution - a justly deserved penalty forfeit, forfeiture - a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time" amercement, fine, mulct - money extracted as a penalty
	3.	penalty - the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty" disadvantage - the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position advantage, reward - benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"
	4.	penalty - (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" handicap - advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning game misconduct - (ice hockey) a penalty that suspends a player for the remainder of a game (but allows the team to send in a substitute for the suspended player)

penalty

noun

1. punishment, price, fine, handicap, forfeit, retribution, forfeiture The maximum penalty is 7 years' imprisonment.

2. disadvantage, difficulty, handicap, drawback, snag, uphill (S. African), downside, unpleasant aspect the penalty of being a girl

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penalty

noun

1. Something, such as loss, pain, or confinement, imposed for wrongdoing:

castigation, chastisement, correction, discipline, punishment.

2. A sum of money levied as punishment for an offense:

amercement, fine, mulct.

3. A coercive measure intended to ensure compliance or conformity:

interdict, interdiction, sanction.

Translations

ضَرْبَة جَزاءعُقُوبَةٌعُقوبَه

penaltatresttrestný bodpokuta

strafstraffe

Strafe Strafstoß Bestrafung Elfmeter Freistoß

ποινή

castigo pena multa

rangaistusjäähy

peine pénalité penaltypénaltypunition

kazna

büntetéshibapontnégyméterestizenegyes

hegningvíti

penalità rigore svantaggio calcio di rigore castigo

刑罰

처벌

baudinys

soda sitiens/metiens u.tmlsods

boetepenaltystraf strafschop

penaltatrestný bod

kazen

straff

โทษทัณฑ์ทางกฎหมาย

ceza penaltı

hình phạt

处罚惩罚犯规处罚

penalty

[ˈpɛn^əlti] n

(= punishment) → sanction f
to pay the penalty for sth [+ mistake, error] → être pénalisé(e) pour qch
Why should I pay the penalty for someone's else's mistake? → Pourquoi devrais-je être pénalisé alors que la faute revient à un autre?
to pay the penalty for a crime → assumer la responsabilité d'un crime
Rather than pay the penalty for his crimes, he had cut his wrists → Il s'est coupé les veines plutôt que d'avoir à assumer la responsabilité de ses crimes.

(= fine) → amende f, pénalité f

(= punishment) (for player, team) → pénalisation f

(also penalty kick) (FOOTBALL) → penalty m (RUGBY) → coup m de pied de pénalité
to award a penalty → accorder un penalty penalty shot, penalty spotpenalty area penalty box n (FOOTBALL) → surface f de réparationpenalty clause n → clause f pénalepenalty goal n → but m sur penaltypenalty kick n (FOOTBALL) → penalty m (RUGBY) → coup m de pied de pénalitépenalty point n

(on driving licence) → point m de pénalité

(awarded against team, player) → point m de pénalitépenalty shoot-out n → tirs mpl au but, épreuve mpl des tirs au butpenalty shot n → penalty mpenalty spot n → point m de réparation

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penalty

(= punishment) → Strafe f; (fig: = disadvantage) → Nachteil m; the penalty (for this) is death → darauf steht die Todesstrafe; you know the penalty → Sie wissen, welche Strafe darauf steht; “penalty £50” → „bei Zuwiderhandlung wird eine Geldstrafe von £ 50 erhoben“; to carry the death penalty/the penalty of imprisonment → mit dem Tod/mit Gefängnis bestraft werden; on penalty of £200 → bei einer Geldstrafe von £ 200; to pay the penalty → dafür büßen; that’s the penalty you pay for … → das ist die Strafe dafür, dass …

(Sport) → Strafstoß m; (Ftbl) → Elfmeter m; (Golf, Bridge) → Strafpunkt m; the match was decided on penalties (Ftbl) → die Partie wurde durch Elfmeterschießen entschieden

penalty

penalty area

n → Strafraum m

penalty box

n (Ftbl) → Strafraum m; (Ice Hockey) → Strafbank f

penalty clause

n → Strafklausel f

penalty goal

n (Rugby) → Straftor nt

penalty kick

n → Strafstoß m

penalty killer

n (Ice Hockey) → Penalty-Killer(in) m(f), → Unterzahlspezialist(in) m(f)

penalty line

n → Strafraumgrenze f

penalty point

n (Aut, Jur, Sport) → Strafpunkt m

penalty rates

pl (Auatral inf) → Zulagen f (für geleistete Überstunden)

penalty shoot-out

n (Ftbl) → Elfmeterschießen nt

penalty shot

n (Ice hockey) → Strafschuss m; (Golf) → Strafschlag m; (Basketball US) → Freiwurf m

penalty spot

n (Ftbl) → Elfmeterpunkt m

penalty taker

n (Ftbl) → Elfmeterschütze m → /-schützin f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

penalty

[ˈpɛn/əltɪ] n

a. (punishment) → pena (fig) (disadvantage) → svantaggio; (fine) → ammenda
those who break the rules do so on penalty of dismissal → coloro che infrangono il regolamento verranno puniti con il licenziamento
the penalty for not doing this is ... → se non si fa questo la punizione sarà...

b. (Sport) → penalità f inv (Ftbl) → (calcio di) rigore m

penalty

(ˈpenlti) – plural ˈpenalties – noun

1. a punishment for doing wrong, breaking a contract etc. They did wrong and they will have to pay the penalty; The death penalty has been abolished in this country.

2. in sport etc, a disadvantage etc that must be suffered for breaking the rules etc. The referee awarded the team a penalty; (also adjective) a penalty kick

penalty

→ عُقُوبَةٌ trest straf Strafe ποινή castigo rangaistus pénalité kazna multa 刑罰 처벌 boete straff kara pena наказание straff โทษทัณฑ์ทางกฎหมาย ceza hình phạt 处罚

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The shorter address in mitigation of the penalty; 3rd.

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No Female shall walk in any public place without continually keeping up her Peace-cry, under penalty of death.

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He has paid the penalty, and I have paid the penalty, of deceiving you."

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