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After the Civil War, when blacks fought along whites to secure freedom for all, southern states enacted Black Codes, laws that restricted the civil rights and liberties of blacks. Central to the enforcement of these laws were the stiff penalties for blacks possessing firearms.
Niger Innis

Meaning of "penalties" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PENALTIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENALTIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Penalties is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PENALTIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Penalty

Penalty may refer to: ▪ Penalty, an oath made during the original Nauvoo Endowment ceremony of the Latter Day Saint movement ▪ Penalty Records, a record label ▪ Punishment ▪ Sanctions, penalties used to discourage disobedience to authority Mass media:The Penalty, a 1920 American crime film starring Lon Chaney ▪ The Penalty, a 2006 sports novel for children by Mal Peet Sport: ▪ Penalty ▪ Penalty ▪ Penalty ▪ Penalty ▪ Penalty ▪ Penalty ▪ Penalty...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENALTIES

penal settlement
penalisation
penalise
penality
penalization
penalize
penally
penalty
penalty area
penalty box
penalty clause
penalty corner
penalty goal
penalty kick
penalty killer
penalty point
penalty rates
penalty shoot-out
penalty shot
penalty spot

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENALTIES

activities
admiralties
casualties
commonalties
cruelties
difficulties
disloyalties
faculties
fealties
frailties
learning difficulties
loyalties
mayoralties
novelties
personalties
royalties
severalties
shelties
shrievalties
specialties
viceroyalties

Synonyms and antonyms of penalties in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PENALTIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «penalties» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of penalties

Translation of «penalties» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENALTIES

Find out the translation of penalties to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of penalties from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «penalties» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

处罚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sanciones
570 millions of speakers

English

penalties
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दंड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العقوبات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

штрафы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

penalidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জরিমানা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sanctions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penalti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Strafen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

罰則
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

처벌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penalti
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hình phạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அபராதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cezalar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sanzioni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kary
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

штрафи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sancțiuni
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυρώσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boetes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

påföljder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

straffer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of penalties

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENALTIES»

The term «penalties» is very widely used and occupies the 14.673 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENALTIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about penalties

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10 QUOTES WITH «PENALTIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word penalties.
1
John Acton
History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
2
Roy Barnes
In my first year as governor, we solved some of the problems that had begun to undermine the Open Records Act. We gave the act teeth by providing criminal penalties for knowing violations.
3
Ken Calvert
The measure would set criminal penalties, the same as those that would apply if harm or death happened to the pregnant woman, for those who harm a fetus.
4
Ada Cambridge
Let Justice, blind and halt and maimed, chastise the rebel spirit surging in my veins, let the Law deal me penalties and pains And make me hideous in my neighbours' eyes.
5
Clarence Darrow
No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed.
6
Mike Fitzpatrick
The drug plans our seniors choose will define their health care options for years to come. If they do not make a decision and wait until the May 15 deadline passes, they will face penalties and higher prices for the drugs that they need.
7
W. L. George
Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.
8
Gabrielle Giffords
Gun owners and non-gun owners alike agree on expanding background checks, making gun trafficking a serious crime with stiff penalties, making it illegal for all stalkers and all domestic abusers to buy guns, and expanding mental health resources so the mentally ill find it easier to receive treatment than to buy firearms.
9
Kin Hubbard
Getting talked about is one of the penalties for being pretty, while being above suspicion is about the only compensation for being homely.
10
Niger Innis
After the Civil War, when blacks fought along whites to secure freedom for all, southern states enacted Black Codes, laws that restricted the civil rights and liberties of blacks. Central to the enforcement of these laws were the stiff penalties for blacks possessing firearms.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENALTIES»

Discover the use of penalties in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to penalties and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Civil Penalties, Social Consequences
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Christopher Mele, Teresa A. Miller, 2013
2
Community Penalties
Community penalties are punishments that, in the courts' sentencing tariff, come between imprisonment and fines. They include electronic tagging, supervised unpaid work, and compulsory participation by offenders in treatment programmes.
Anthony Bottoms, Loraine Gelsthorpe, Sue Rex, 2013
3
Civil Fines and Penalties Debt: Review of Cms' (Centers for ...
This report summarizes the information presented in a briefing to Congress by the General Accounting Office (GAO) on Dec. 14, 2001, related to the Dept. of Health and Human Service's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) ...
Gary T. Engel, 2003
4
Understanding Community Penalties: Probation, Policy, and ...
* What are community sentences for?* How has the theory and practice of community supervision developed?* What kind of impact has research evidence had on policy and practice?* Can community sentencing help offenders and protect the public ...
Peter Raynor, Maurice Vanstone, 2002
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Reforming Community Penalties
Chapter. 2. Communicative. theory. —. origins,. evolutionand. application. to. community. penalties. Introduction. This chapter sets much of the theoretical framework for the questions addressed through the empirical work reported in Chapters ...
Sue Rex, 2013
6
Pride and Penalties
Charlotte doesn't want a lot - just to play rugby and for her dad to be proud of her.
Chris Higgins, 2014
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Civil penalties agencies unable to fully adjust penalties ...
We focused part of our review on the extent to which the Inflation Adjustment Act permits agencies to keep their civil penalties in pace with inflation. However, we made no attempt to ascertain whether any individual penalty was set at a ...
8
Death Penalties: The Supreme Court's Obstacle Course
Argues that the Supreme Court's decisions regarding the death penalty provide an unconstitutional imposition of the Justices' morals on the American people, examining the constitutional right of the people to enact death penalties
Raoul Berger, 2001
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On Penalties
Talking to some of the game's most successful players and managers, the question the book seeks to address is simple: can England overcome their fear of the penalty?
Andrew Anthony, 2011
10
Increased Penalties for Violations of Migratory Bird Treaty ...
Considers H.R. 11430 and H.R. 11674, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to increase the penalties for Federal migratory game bird law violations and to authorize Federal wildlife conservation officers to seize equipment used in the ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation, 1961

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENALTIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term penalties is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chelsea 1 PSG 1 (6-5 on penalties): five things we learned
Twenty minutes from time in Chelsea's win over Paris St-Germain on penalties, Falcao made his first appearance for the London club since his ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Serco faces $500k in penalties
The chief executive of Corrections says the private company running Mt Eden prison, Serco, faces financial penalties of $500,000 because of ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
3
Fiat Chrysler to pay up to $105 million in civil penalties to NHTSA
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will pay up to $105 million in fines and penalties to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, submit to ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
4
Penalties a pain in Lions loss
But penalties became a problem for the Lions late in the contest as the Argos battled their way back for an eventual 30-27 victory. Defensive ... «24 Hours Vancouver, Jul 15»
5
West Ham scrape through on penalties in Europa League
West Ham went into the match with a 1-0 advantage after James Tomkins's late victor in London, but were pegged back by former Italy striker ... «Dispatch Times, Jul 15»
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Pastor Maldonado hit with penalty points after three penalties
Hungarian Grand Prix – Pastor Maldonado picked up three separate penalties during the Hungarian race, and has been slapped with two ... «FormulaSpy.com, Jul 15»
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USMNT Loses to Panama in Gold Cup Third-Place Match on Penalties
USMNT Loses to Panama in Gold Cup Third-Place Match on Penalties. Share; Share · Tweet · Share · Email; Print; Comment · advertisement. «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
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USA cap miserable Gold Cup with penalty shootout loss to Panama
Goalkeeper Luis Mejía denied USA captain Michael Bradley with a diving stop in the shootout to give Panama the 3-2 win on penalties and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Game Details
That stop ensured the match would go to penalties -- no extra-time being played -- where Courtois helped the Premier League champions ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
10
Panama edge USA on penalties for third
Bradley had a chance to put his side ahead after 96 minutes and Guzan saved from Nurse before penalties were called for, where Panama ... «FIFA.com, Jul 15»

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