penalty, n.
(penalties)
freq. cnt. 8
(penalties)
freq. cnt. 8
the act of punishing
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 6
penalisation penalization penalty punishment
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
penalty
sample sentences
"neglected his health and paid the penalty"
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
hypernym
a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
penalty
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
<noun.attribute>
penalty