Found 3 items, similar to PENALTY.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: penalty hukuman
English → English (WordNet) Definition: penalty penalty n 1: the act of punishing [syn: punishment, penalization, penalisation] 2: a payment required for not fulfilling a contract 3: the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; “neglected his health and paid the penalty” [ant: advantage] 4: (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
English → English (gcide) Definition: Penalty Penalty \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. [1913 Webster] Death is the penalty imposed. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] The penalty and forfeit of my bond. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A handicap. [Sporting Cant] [1913 Webster] Note: The term penalty is in law mostly applied to a pecuniary punishment. [1913 Webster] Bill of pains and penalties. See under Bill. On penalty of, or Under penalty of, on pain of; with exposure to the penalty of, in case of transgression. [1913 Webster]