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penalty British & World English

a punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract

penalty box British & World English

another term for penalty area.

penalty try British & World English

a try awarded to a side by the referee when a touchdown is prevented by an offence by the opposition

tap penalty British & World English

a penalty taken by kicking the ball lightly to a teammate

death penalty British & World English

punishment by execution

penalty area British & World English

the rectangular area marked out in front of each goal, within which a foul by a defender involves the award of a penalty kick and outside which the goalkeeper is not allowed to handle the ball

penalty kick British & World English

a free kick at the goal from the penalty spot (which only the goalkeeper is allowed to defend), awarded to the attacking team after a foul within the penalty area by an opponent

penalty point British & World English

a punishment awarded by the courts for a driving offence and recorded cumulatively on a person’s driving licence

penalty rate British & World English

an increased rate of pay for overtime or for work performed under abnormal conditions

penalty spot British & World English

the point within the penalty area from which penalty kicks are taken

penalty double British & World English

another term for business double.

penalty killer British & World English

a player who plays while their own team is reduced through a penalty, especially one skilled at preventing the opposing team from scoring

penalty shoot-out in shoot-out British & World English

a tiebreaker decided by each side taking a specified number of penalty kicks