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penalty
Definition:
(nou) the act of punishing (nou) a payment required for not fulfilling a contract (nou) the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition (nou) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
Phonetic Transcription:
ˈpenlti
Examples:
The death penalty is illegal in Germany and the rest of the European Union.
In the meantime, perhaps including penalty for ban evasion in the penalty
It is important to note that there is no penalty in underbidding.
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