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Meanings of penalty in English

Portuguese
punição
Catalan
penalització
Spanish
castigo
Wikidata

The act of punishing.

        punição
        Catalan
        sanció
        Spanish
        castigo

        The disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition.

              sanció
              Catalan
              càstig

              Punishment for breaking the rules in ice hockey.

                    càstig

                    A free kick in football taken from 11 m in front of the goal with only the goalkeeper defending.

                          Usage of penalty in English
                          1
                          The penalty phase is set to begin Jan. 4, court documents said.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          New - No penalty for any of these actions in penalty areas.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          However, Ireland went in front after 16 minutes from a McAllister penalty.
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          Mr Faughnan said 17 per cent of motorists already have penalty points.
                          The Irish Times
                          5
                          And commission officials are prohibited from discussing cases under penalty of law.
                          Reuters
                          6
                          He said he planned to challenge the fixed penalty notice in court.
                          The Guardian
                          7
                          Zuma's bad decision imposed a heavy penalty on the South African economy.
                          The South African
                          8
                          It ignored the whistleblower and penalty points controversy for far too long.
                          The Irish Times
                          9
                          He received a major penalty and game misconduct penalty after the incident.
                          Reuters
                          10
                          This high affinity binding is opposed, however, by a large energetic penalty.
                          Pubmed
                          11
                          Teams get a penalty point per goal conceded past the 90-minute mark.
                          The Guardian
                          12
                          Five minutes from half-time, Young took a penalty quickly and scooted over.
                          The Guardian
                          13
                          In addition, there was concern that the penalty would widen health disparities.
                          Pubmed
                          14
                          Judge Jackson will hear arguments in the penalty phase of the case.
                          Wired
                          15
                          As a result of the penalty, he fell off the lead lap.
                          Reuters
                          16
                          As for the proposed penalty point system, this is the sad history.
                          The Irish Times
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                          Penalty through the time
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                          Common
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                          Common
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