Penalty

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1. Noun

Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense, or trespass.

2. Noun

The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine.

3. Noun

A handicap.

4. Noun

the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
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