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silpi : penalty (n.)

Derivatives of silpi


Glosses:
penalty
n. (act)1. penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishmentthe act of punishing.
~ social controlcontrol exerted (actively or passively) by group action.
~ chastisement, castigationverbal punishment.
~ corporal punishmentthe infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime.
~ cruel and unusual punishmentpunishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed.
~ detentiona punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home.; "the detention of tardy pupils"
~ discipline, correctionthe act of punishing.; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"
~ economic strangulationpunishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them.; "the economic strangulation of the Jews by the Nazi Party"
~ imprisonmentputting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment.
~ medicine, musicpunishment for one's actions.; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine"
~ self-punishmentpunishment inflicted on yourself.
~ stickthreat of a penalty.; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"
~ self-abasement, self-mortification, penancevoluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing.
n. (possession)2. penaltya payment required for not fulfilling a contract.
~ paymenta sum of money paid or a claim discharged.
~ requital, retributiona justly deserved penalty.
~ forfeit, forfeiturea penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something.; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"
~ amercement, fine, mulctmoney extracted as a penalty.
n. (attribute)3. penaltythe disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition.; "neglected his health and paid the penalty"
~ disadvantagethe quality of having an inferior or less favorable position.
n. (attribute)4. penalty(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game.
~ gamea contest with rules to determine a winner.; "you need four people to play this game"
~ handicapadvantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning.
~ game misconduct(ice hockey) a penalty that suspends a player for the remainder of a game (but allows the team to send in a substitute for the suspended player).