Penalty word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "penalty" word

[noun] the act of punishing
[noun] the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty"
[noun] a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

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\Pe"nal*ty\, n.; pl. {Penalties}. [F. p['e]nalit['e]. See {Penal}.] 1. 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. Death is the penalty imposed. --Milton. 2. 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. The penalty and forfeit of my bond. --Shak. 3. A handicap. [Sporting Cant] Note: The term penalty is in law mostly applied to a pecuniary punishment. {Bill of pains and penalties}. See under {Bill}. {On}, or {Under}, {penalty of}, on pain of; with exposure to the penalty of, in case of transgression.

Synonyms for penalty

penalisation, penalization, punishment

Antonyms: advantage, reward

Related terms: acquittal, burden, burthen, charge-off, cross, deduction, freight, imposition, kickback, lumber, mulct, pack, pay, penology, premium, price-cut, price reduction, rebate, rebatement, setoff, verdict, weight

The fun area, different aproach to word »penalty«

Let's analyse "penalty" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YTLANEP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1885 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. . -. .- .-.. - -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: penalty: 5 + 1 = 6, reduced: 6 (or 4 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: penalty: 7 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 7 = 30, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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