Penalty synonyms and antonyms
pĕn'əl-tē
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A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture.
The difficulty or distress resulting to an individual or entity from a court decision, zoning decision, or passage of a law; taken into account as one factor in an equity proceeding.
The amount of something lost:
To defraud someone.
forgiveness (antonym)
A forgiving or being forgiven; pardon
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A sacrament in some Christian churches that includes contrition, confession to a priest, acceptance of punishment, and absolution.
penalties (related)
The act of interdicting or something interdicted
The punishment itself
punishment (related)
A penalty imposed for wrongdoing:
The loss or compulsory transfer to another, without compensation, of a right or property interest, usually as a penalty.
Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
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An instance of pain or distress.
pardon (antonym)
The definition of a pardon is an official document freeing someone from additional punishment for a crime committed.
A penalty, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
Discipline is defined as a field of study or is training to fix incorrect behavior or create better skills.
Damage or loss, especially to reputation or finances; detriment:
(Usually in the plural) something that is fine; fine particles
A temporary decline in stock-market activity or prices following a period of increases.
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An authoritative prohibition, especially by court order.
penalty-kick (related)
late-filing (related)
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offside (related)
dismissal (related)
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A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc.
Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.
The act of chastising.
The act of punishing; punishment
Alternative spelling of penalization.
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