noun🔗ShareA legal sentence."The penalty for his crime was to do hard labor."lawgovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA punishment for violating rules of procedure."The student received a penalty for arriving late to class. "lawsportgamepoliticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment."Because he withdrew his savings early, he had to pay a penalty of $50. "financebusinesseconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick."The soccer player earned a penalty for tripping the opposing player inside the penalty area. "sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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."sportlawgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
