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• Penalty (American football) — A penalty flag on the field during a game on November 16, 2008 between the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams. In American football and Canadian football, a penalty is a sanction called against a team for a violation of the rules, called a… …   Wikipedia

• penalty — pen|al|ty [ penlti ] noun count *** 1. ) a punishment for breaking a rule or law: penalty for: The maximum penalty for the offense is two years imprisonment. severe/heavy/stiff/tough penalties: There are severe penalties for companies who breach… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• penalty — pen|al|ty W3S3 [ˈpenlti] n plural penalties [Date: 1500 1600; : 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• offense — of·fense or of·fence /ə fens/ n 1: a violation of the law; esp: a criminal act nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy U.S. Constitution amend. V see also lesser included offense 2 …   Law dictionary

• Penalty — Pe nal*ty, n.; pl. {Penalties}. [F. p[ e]nalit[ e]. See {Penal}.] 1. Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• offense — A felony or misdemeanor; a breach of the criminal laws; violation of law for which penalty is prescribed. The word offense, while sometimes used in various senses, generally implies a felony or a misdemeanor infringing public as distinguished… …   Black's law dictionary

• Penalty kick — A penalty kick is a type of free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres) out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.A penalty kick is… …   Wikipedia

• Penalty card — A penalty card is used in many sports as a means of warning, reprimanding or penalising a player, coach or team official. Penalty cards are most commonly used by referees or umpires to indicate that a player has committed an offence. The referee… …   Wikipedia

• penalty — An elastic term with many different shades of meaning; it involves idea of punishment, corporeal or pecuniary, or civil or criminal, although its meaning is generally confined to pecuniary punishment. Allied v. Graves, 261 N.C. 31, 134 S.E.2d 186 …   Black's law dictionary

• penalty — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English penalte, from Middle French penalité, from Medieval Latin poenalitas, from Latin poenalis Date: 15th century 1. the suffering in person, rights, or property that is annexed by law or judicial decision… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• penalty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. retribution, punishment, rap (sl.); pain, penance, atonement; the devil to pay; penalization; handicap, fine, amercement; forfeit[ure], damages, confiscation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fine, sentence,… …   English dictionary for students