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Meaning of "penalty" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PENALTY

From Medieval Latin poenālitās penalty.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PENALTY

penalty  [ˈpɛnəltɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENALTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Penalty 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 PENALTY 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...

Definition of penalty in the English dictionary

The first definition of penalty in the dictionary is a legal or official punishment, such as a term of imprisonment. Other definition of penalty is some other form of punishment, such as a fine or forfeit for not fulfilling a contract. Penalty is also loss, suffering, or other unfortunate result of one's own action, error, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENALTY


admiralty
ˈædmərəltɪ
casualty
ˈkæʒjʊəltɪ
commonalty
ˈkɒmənəltɪ
cruelty
ˈkruːəltɪ
difficulty
ˈdɪfɪkəltɪ
disloyalty
dɪsˈlɔɪəltɪ
faculty
ˈfækəltɪ
fealty
ˈfiːəltɪ
interfaculty
ˌɪntəˈfækəltɪ
loyalty
ˈlɔɪəltɪ
mayoralty
ˈmɛərəltɪ
mesnalty
ˈmiːnəltɪ
novelty
ˈnɒvəltɪ
personalty
ˈpɜːsənəltɪ
realty
ˈrɪəltɪ
royalty
ˈrɔɪəltɪ
specialty
ˈspɛʃəltɪ
subtlety
ˈsʌtəltɪ
vice-admiralty
ˌvaɪsˈædmərəltɪ
viceroyalty
ˌvaɪsˈrɔɪəltɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENALTY

penal settlement
penalisation
penalise
penality
penalization
penalize
penally
penalties
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 PENALTY

brand loyalty
death penalty
ephoralty
lealty
malty
officialty
salty
seignioralty
severalty
sheriffalty
shrievalty
spiritualty
temporalty
the death penalty
walty

Synonyms and antonyms of penalty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PENALTY»

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

Translation of «penalty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENALTY

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

Translator English - Chinese

处罚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

castigo
570 millions of speakers

English

penalty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जुर्माना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عُقُوبَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наказание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pena
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শাস্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pénalité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penalti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Strafe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

刑罰
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

처벌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paukuman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hình phạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெனால்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ceza
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

multa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kara
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кара
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pedeapsă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ποινή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

straf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

straff
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

straff
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of penalty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENALTY»

The term «penalty» is very widely used and occupies the 9.633 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENALTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «penalty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «penalty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «PENALTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word penalty.
1
Yasser Arafat
Our law is a Jordanian law that we inherited, which applies to both the West Bank and Gaza, and sets the death penalty for those who sell land to Israelis.
2
Nancy Astor
The penalty of success is to be bored by people who used to snub you.
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Roy Barnes
One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough to get people to obey a law if there is not penalty for breaking it.
4
Pope Benedict XVI
Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. There may be legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not... with regard to abortion and euthanasia.
5
Jane Birkin
When I arrived in France aged 20, I marched against the death penalty, which was an unpopular thing to protest against at the time.
6
Lou Brock
The stiffer the penalty, the greater the message is sent.
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Jasper Carrott
There's a rumour going 'round that if you amass a certain number of penalty points on your driving licence, the authorities will make you take your test again! Now, if ever there was an incentive to drive carefully, they could not have threatened a more terrifying ordeal.
8
Rafael Cruz
You know, the Bible is so clear. Go to Genesis chapter nine and you will find the death penalty clearly stated in Genesis chapter nine... God ordains the death penalty!
9
Angela Davis
The campaign against the death penalty has been - while a powerful campaign, its participants have been those who attend all of the vigils, a relatively small number of people.
10
Gray Davis
Here is my general approach to the energy companies. You have already charged the utilities a 50 percent credit penalty for the power they were buying from you. You're charging us a penalty. You're not going to get two bites of the apple here.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENALTY»

Discover the use of penalty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to penalty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Debating the Death Penalty: Should America Have Capital ...
Experts on both side of the issue speak out both for and against capital punishment and the rationale behind their individual beliefs.
Hugo Adam Bedau, Paul G. Cassell, 2005
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Death Penalty: Fair Solution Or Moral Failure?
Discusses the history of execution, the process from sentencing to execution, moral issues involved in the death penalty, arguments for and against it, and the shrinking number of countries with it.
JoAnn Bren Guernsey, 2009
3
The Death Penalty in America: Current Controversies
Collected essays analyze and evaluate the practice of capital punishment, and present arguments for and against it
Hugo Adam Bedau, 1998
4
The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law
Abolish the Death Penalty
William Schabas, 2002
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The Death Penalty: A Worldwide Perspective
This edition also considers the role andinfluence of victims' families and victim interest movements.
Roger G. Hood, Carolyn Hoyle, 2008
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The Death Penalty: Justice Or Legalized Murder?
Discusses the history of the death penalty, the different methods of execution, and how public opinion changes based on the legal and ethical issues that surround this controversial issue.
Ted Gottfried, 2002
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Religion and the Death Penalty: A Call for Reckoning
Owens, a doctoral candidate at the University of Chicago and a former research associate with the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, gathers contributors from academia, government, and public life who represent a wide range of faiths to ...
Erik C. Owens, John David Carlson, Eric P. Elshtain, 2004
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The Debate about the Death Penalty
Discusses the death penalty, including its history, why some people are against it, and how it affects society.
Kaye Stearman, 2007
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Peculiar Institution
In American history, the "peculiar institution" is slavery. Anyone who thinks its vestiges were wiped out by the Emancipation Proclamation or civil rights laws should read this book and think again.
David Garland, 2012
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The Death Penalty: For and Against
Two distinguished social and political philosophers take opposing positions in this highly engaging work.
Louis P. Pojman, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENALTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term penalty is used in the context of the following news items.
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Friendly match - Thibaut Courtois penalty wins it for Chelsea after …
Thibaut Courtois scored the winning penalty in a shoot-out which finished 6-5 after PSG and Chelsea drew 1-1 in the International Champions ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jul 15»
2
Hamilton and four others handed penalty points in Hungary
Lewis Hamilton is one of five drivers to be handed penalty points on his superlicence for incidents during the frenetic Hungarian Grand Prix. Hamilton ran into ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
3
All eyes on whether SC will choose to hear Raman's word for …
The article, if found true, serves as a strong “mitigating factor” to re-consider the death penalty awarded to Memon. The apex court could take a ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Gold Cup: After missing penalty vs. Panama. DaMarcus Beasley not …
And after the match on Saturday, one which Beasley, unfortunately, ended by sending a penalty kick into the arms of Panama 'keeper Luis ... «MLSsoccer.com, Jul 15»
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Fiat Chrysler to face $105M penalty, oversight
The penalty includes a $70 million payment by Fiat Chrysler, plus $20 million that the automaker will spend on safety efforts and $15 million in ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
6
Feds: 7.5M Paid Average $200 Penalty for No Health Insurance
About 7.5 million Americans paid an average penalty of $200 for not having health insurance in 2014. (Photo: Kris Tripplaar/Sipa ... «Daily Signal, Jul 15»
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Thousands escape penalty points due to glitch in law
Fourteen new penalty point offences introduced last year cannot be correctly applied to driving licences when a motorist is convicted in court ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Dundalk held by Cork City at Oriel Park despite early penalty
Richie Towell sent Mark McNulty the wrong way from the penalty spot. Cork should have restored parity four minutes later. Gartland's weak ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Lotus F1 drivers halfway to race bans based on penalty points
Drivers who clock up 12 penalty points or more over a 12-month period ... Three others drivers were also given penalty points after the race. «autosport.com, Jul 15»
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Rasmussen, LCFC overcome missed penalty kick
Given a penalty kick, a spot in which he's been nearly a sure thing this season, the midfielder from Denmark rolled a shot right at the Wilmington ... «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»

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