penalty
English Thesaurus
1. the act of punishing (noun.act)
hypernym | : | social control, |
definition | : | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | corporal punishment, |
definition | : | the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | cruel and unusual punishment, |
definition | : | punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | detention, |
definition | : | a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | economic strangulation, |
definition | : | punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | imprisonment, |
definition | : | putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | medicine, music, |
definition | : | punishment for one's actions (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | self-punishment, |
definition | : | punishment inflicted on yourself (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | stick, |
definition | : | threat of a penalty (noun.act) |
2. (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | handicap, |
definition | : | advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | game misconduct, |
definition | : | (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) (noun.attribute) |
domain category | : | game, |
definition | : | a contest with rules to determine a winner (noun.act) |
3. the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | disadvantage, |
definition | : | the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position (noun.attribute) |
4. a payment required for not fulfilling a contract (noun.possession)
hypernym | : | payment, |
definition | : | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged (noun.possession) |
hyponym | : | forfeit, forfeiture, |
definition | : | a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something (noun.possession) |
5. the act of punishing (noun.act)
6. the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition (noun.attribute)
antonym | : | advantage, reward, |
definition | : | benefit resulting from some event or action (noun.attribute) |
7. the act of punishing (noun.act)
8. the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition (noun.attribute)
antonym | : | advantage, reward, |
definition | : | benefit resulting from some event or action (noun.attribute) |
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