Meaning

6 senses
  1. A legal sentence.

    The penalty for his crime was to do hard labor.

    Strafe

    наказа́ниеnakazánije, взыска́ниеvzyskánije, штрафštraf

    покара́нняpokaránnja, ка́раkára

  2. A punishment for violating rules of procedure.

    Strafe

    штрафštraf

    штрафštraf

  3. A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.

    Pönale, Vertragsstrafe

  4. In sports:

    A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.

  5. A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.

    A penalty was called when he tripped up his opponent.

    Strafe

    булли́тbullít, штрафно́й бросо́кštrafnój brosók

  6. A disadvantageous consequence of a previous event.

More definitions
  • (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
  • the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
  • a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
  • the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty

Examples

152 sentences
  1. His crime deserves the death penalty.

    ruЕго преступление заслуживает смертной казни.

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  2. Tom should get the death penalty.

    deTom sollte die Todesstrafe bekommen.

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  3. Does the death penalty stop crime?

    ruПредотвращает ли смертная казнь преступность?

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  4. What's your stand on the death penalty?

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  5. We should do away with the death penalty.

    ruМы должны покончить со смертной казнью.

    deWir sollten die Todesstrafe abschaffen.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
legal sentence:
punishment for violating rules of procedure:
Русский
By meaning 2
legal sentence:
punishment in ice hockey:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
legal sentence:
finance: payment for early withdrawal:

Origin

From Middle French pénalité, from pénal, from Latin poenālis, from poena, borrowing of Anc

From Middle French pénalité, from pénal, from Latin poenālis, from poena, borrowing of Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ), from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoinā́, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂, comprising *kʷey- + *-néh₂.

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