penalty

noun

1. 1

   A legal sentence.

   “The penalty for his crime was to do hard labor.”

2. 2

   A punishment for violating rules of procedure.

3. 3

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

4. 4

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

5. 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.”