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penalty
/ˈpenəlti/ noun [C]Definition
PUNISHMENT › a punishment for doing something which is against a law or rule: There's a £50 penalty for late cancellation of tickets.
SPORTS ADVANTAGE › in sports, an advantage given to a team when the opposing team has broken a rule: They won a penalty in the first five minutes of the game. a penalty goal/kick → See also death penalty
(Definition of penalty noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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