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Meaning of penalty
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penalty
n 1: the act of punishing [syn: {punishment}, {penalty},
{penalization}, {penalisation}]
2: a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
3: the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or
condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty" [ant:
{advantage}, {reward}]
4: (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a
competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the
game
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