penalty
[noun]
Synonyms: punishment, fine, forfeit, handicap, price

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English Thesaurus: punish, fine, sentence, penalize, discipline, ...

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pen‧al‧ty W3 /ˈpenlti/ noun (plural penalties) [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: poenalitas, from Latin poenalis; ⇒ penal]

1. a punishment for breaking a law, rule, or legal agreement:
No littering. Penalty $500.
Withdrawing the money early will result in a 10% penalty.
penalty for
The penalty for a first offense is a fine.
severe/stiff/heavy penalty
Drug dealers face severe penalties.
If he is convicted, he could receive the death penalty (=be killed as a punishment).

2. something bad that happens to you because of something you have done or because of the situation you are in
penalty of (doing) something
One of the penalties of being famous is the loss of privacy.
If you don’t do the job right, you will pay the penalty.

3. a disadvantage in sports given to a player or team for breaking a rule:
Woodson received a penalty.

4. a chance to kick the ball or hit the puck into the goal in a game of football, rugby, or ice hockey, given because the other team has broken a rule:
Townsend kicked a penalty (=in a rugby game) in the last minute.
Leeds were awarded a penalty.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

penalty
noun
I. punishment
ADJ. harsh, heavy, severe, stiff, strict, tough | light | maximum, minimum | fixed, mandatory a new system of fixed penalties for most traffic offences
financial, tax the heavy financial penalties of leaving the scheme early
death the movement for the abolition of the death penalty
VERB + PENALTY impose, introduce | threaten | increase | carry crimes which carry severe penalties
face, incur
PREP. on/under ~ of They made him promise, under penalty of death.
~ for the penalty for murder
~ on He threatened stiffer penalties on young offenders.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

penalty
II. disadvantage
VERB + PENALTY pay, suffer He's now paying the penalty for his misspent youth. People who lose their jobs are suffering the penalties for longer periods.
accept
PREP. ~ for You must accept the penalty for your rash behaviour.
~ of It's just one of the penalties of fame.

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penalty
III. in football
ADJ. disputed | winning | first-half, second-half | early, late
VERB + PENALTY award (sb), give (sb) | give away They were leading until Cole gave away a penalty.
appeal for | be awarded/given, get, have We were unlucky not to get a penalty.
kick, take | score from Owen scored from a first-half penalty.
miss | save
PENALTY + NOUN area, box, spot | shoot-out
PREP. ~ by/from Thet won, thanks to a late penalty from Fry.
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[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

penalty

a severe/stiff/heavy/tough/harsh penalty
There were calls for stiffer penalties for killers of police officers.
the maximum penalty
The maximum penalty for the offence is now three years’ imprisonment.
a financial penalty
Parents who fail to prevent their children committing crimes are to face heavy financial penalties.
the death penalty (=the punishment of being killed)
If convicted, they face the death penalty.
a crime carries a penalty
Murder carries a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison.
impose a penalty
Severe penalties are imposed for election fraud.
face a penalty
He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years’ imprisonment.
take a penalty (=in football or soccer)
Why did they let Jones take the penalty?
kick a penalty (=in rugby)
Jon Bland kicked a penalty to make it 6–3.
miss a penalty
He missed that penalty against France.
score a penalty
Billy Dodds scored a penalty for Rangers after 55 minutes.
award/give (a team) a penalty
The referee awarded Bradford a penalty in the final minute.

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punish to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something wrong or broken the law:
Drug smugglers are severely punished.
She wanted to punish him for deceiving her.
fine to make someone pay money as a punishment:
The company was fined for safety violations.
sentence if a judge sentences a criminal, he or she gives them an official punishment, usually sending them to prison for a period of time:
The judge sentenced Margolis to a year in prison.
penalize (also penalise British English) to officially punish someone, especially by taking away their right to do something or by limiting their freedom in some way:
New laws will penalize firms that continue to pollute the environment.
discipline to punish someone who has broken the rules of an organization that they belong to or work for:
Officers are expected to discipline soldiers who do not keep their uniforms in good condition.
come down hard on somebody informal to punish someone or criticize them severely:
The judge came down hard on Harris, saying that his crime was ‘inexcusable’.
make an example of somebody to punish someone so that other people are afraid to do the same thing:
Athletics officials felt they had to make an example of him for using banned drugs.
teach somebody a lesson informal to do something in order to show someone that they must not do something again, when they have behaved very badly:
I didn't want to hurt him - I just wanted teach him a lesson.
Maybe a night in jail will teach him a lesson.
make somebody pay (for something) informal to make someone wish they had never done something, by making them suffer:
We should make him pay for all the mischief he's caused!
punishment something that is done in order to punish someone, or the act of punishing them:
I don’t think they deserved such a severe punishment.
The usual punishment is life in prison.
penalty a general word for a punishment given to someone who has broken a law, rule, or agreement:
What’s the penalty if you get caught?
He called for stiffer penalties for crimes involving guns.
the death penalty (also capital punishment) the system in which people are killed as a punishment for crimes:
If he is found guilty, he faces the death penalty.
A number of states have abolished capital punishment.
community service unpaid work helping other people that someone does as punishment for a crime:
He was given a choice between doing 200 hours of community service, or a big fine.
corporal punishment the punishment of children by hitting them:
I don’t agree with corporal punishment.
Corporal punishment was abolished in schools in 1987.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

punishment something that is done in order to punish someone, or the act of punishing them:
I don’t think they deserved such a severe punishment.
The usual punishment is life in prison.
sentence a punishment given by a judge in a court:
He was given a long prison sentence.
They asked for the maximum sentence.
fine an amount of money that you must pay as a punishment:
I got an £80 fine for speeding.
There are heavy fines for drink-driving.
penalty a general word for a punishment given to someone who has broken a law, rule, or agreement:
What’s the penalty if you get caught?
He called for stiffer penalties for crimes involving guns.
the death penalty (also capital punishment) the system in which people are killed as a punishment for crimes:
If he is found guilty, he faces the death penalty.
A number of states have abolished capital punishment.
community service unpaid work helping other people that someone does as punishment for a crime:
He was given a choice between doing 200 hours of community service, or a big fine.
corporal punishment the punishment of children by hitting them:
I don’t agree with corporal punishment.
Corporal punishment was abolished in schools in 1987.
punish to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something wrong or broken the law:
Drug smugglers are severely punished.
She wanted to punish him for deceiving her.
penalize (also penalise British English) to officially punish someone, especially by taking away their right to do something or by limiting their freedom in some way:
New laws will penalize firms that continue to pollute the environment.
discipline to punish someone who has broken the rules of an organization that they belong to or work for:
Officers are expected to discipline soldiers who do not keep their uniforms in good condition.
come down hard on somebody informal to punish someone or criticize them severely:
The judge came down hard on Harris, saying that his crime was ‘inexcusable’.
make an example of somebody to punish someone so that other people are afraid to do the same thing:
Athletics officials felt they had to make an example of him for using banned drugs.
teach somebody a lesson informal to do something in order to show someone that they must not do something again, when they have behaved very badly:
I didn't want to hurt him - I just wanted teach him a lesson.
Maybe a night in jail will teach him a lesson.
make somebody pay (for something) informal to make someone wish they had never done something, by making them suffer:
We should make him pay for all the mischief he's caused!

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