penalty
A legal sentence.
Example
“The penalty for his crime was to do hard labor.”
Other meanings
A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
Related words
- counterpenalty
- Pessi
- death penalty
- match penalty
- drive-through penalty
- face mask penalty
- minor penalty
- pay the penalty
- penalty copy
- penalty corner
- penalty envelope
- penalty function
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ποινή".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “penalty” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.