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noun (penalties)
  1. A legal sentence.
The penalty for his crime was to do hard labor.
  1. A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
  1. (finance) A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
    1. (football) A direct free-kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box.
    2. (Icehockey) 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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