to suffer a penalty

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• penalty — / penlti/ noun plural penalties (C) 1 a punishment for breaking a law, rule, or legal agreement: No littering. Penalty $500. (+ for): The penalty for murder was death. | impose a penalty (=force someone to accept a penalty): the highest penalty… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Suffer — Suf fer, v. i. 1. To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or sorrow; we suffer with anxiety. [1913 Webster] O well for him whose will is strong! He suffers, but he will not suffer… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• suffer — [suf′ər] vt. [ME suffren < Anglo Fr suffrir < OFr sofrir < VL * sufferire, for L sufferre, to undergo, endure < sub ,SUB + ferre, to BEAR1] 1. to undergo (something painful or unpleasant, as injury, grief, a loss, etc.); be afflicted… …   English World dictionary

• penalty — noun 1 punishment ADJECTIVE ▪ harsh, heavy, hefty, severe, stiff, strict, substantial, tough ▪ draconian …   Collocations dictionary

• penalty */*/*/ — UK [ˈpen(ə)ltɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms penalty : singular penalty plural penalties 1) a) a punishment for breaking a rule or law penalty for: The maximum penalty for the offence is two years imprisonment. severe/heavy/stiff/tough… …   English dictionary

• suffer — verb ADVERB ▪ a lot, badly, enormously, greatly, grievously, horribly, immensely, mightily, severely, terribly, tremendously …   Collocations dictionary

• 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

• suffer — sufferable, adj. sufferableness, n. sufferably, adv. sufferer, n. /suf euhr/, v.i. 1. to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering. 2. to sustain injury, disadvantage, or loss: One …   Universalium

• suffer — suf•fer [[t]ˈsʌf ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to undergo or feel pain or great distress 2) to sustain injury, disadvantage, or loss 3) to endure or be afflicted with something temporarily or chronically: to suffer with a cold; to suffer from… …   From formal English to slang

• suffer —    to be killed    An obsolete use, as in the Apostles Creed, which tells us He suffered and was buried :     In it is a pyramid erected to the memory of Thomas Lord Lovat, by his son Lord Simon, who suffered on Tower hill. (J. Boswell, 1773… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• suffer — /ˈsʌfə / (say sufuh) verb (i) 1. to undergo or feel pain or distress. 2. to sustain injury, disadvantage or loss. 3. to undergo a penalty, especially of death. 4. to be the object of some action. 5. to endure patiently or bravely. –verb (t) 6. to …