penalty
Nouns
- (n) the act of punishing penalisation, penalization, punishment,
- (n) a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
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(n) the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
- neglected his health and paid the penalty
- (n) (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game