penalty
Cost of transgression
A penalty is a punishment or disadvantage imposed for breaking a rule or law.
In sports, penalties give the opposing team an advantage—a free kick, extra shots, or time in the penalty box.
In contracts and finance, penalties are fees for violations: The early withdrawal penalty was steep.
The death penalty is capital punishment.
More loosely, a penalty is any unwelcome consequence: the penalty of fame.
Offensive or illegal
- infractionMinor rule breach
- violationBreaking of rules
- yellow cardOfficial sporting misconduct warning
- red cardMatch ejection notice
free kick · power play · sin bin · ejection · suspension · booking · offside · encroachment
Complete thought, grammatically
- convictionFirmly held belief
- fineAcceptable in quality
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
probation · parole · restitution · community service · execution · lethal injection · life sentence · mandatory minimum
Approval or punitive measure
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- fineAcceptable in quality
- forfeitLose through violation
- costRequired payment amount
price · burden · disadvantage · handicap · setback · hardship · liability · ramification
Acceptable in quality
- feePayment for service
- surchargeExtra fee added
- late feePenalty for overdue payment
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
charge · levy · assessment · forfeiture · damages · overdraft fee · non-compliance · audit
Set piece from mark
- goalkeeperNet-defending player
- shootoutArmed confrontation or tiebreaker
- savedKept from loss
- convertedAltered in form or purpose
twelve yards · missed · handball · VAR · referee · foul · stoppage time · decisive
Thing that discourages action
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- discouragementLoss of confidence
- warningAlert about danger
- disincentiveFactor discouraging action
prohibition · enforcement · compliance · accountability · consequences · zero tolerance · crackdown · strictness
Fall or release
- hazardSource of potential harm
- out of boundsBeyond permitted limits
- lost ballUnlocatable sports equipment
- lateralOf the side
water hazard · provisional · relief · bunker · scorecard · disqualification · rules violation
foul
Offensive or illegal
- infractionMinor rule breach
- violationBreaking of rules
- yellow cardOfficial sporting misconduct warning
red card · free kick · power play · sin bin · ejection · suspension · booking · offside · encroachment · unsportsmanlike conduct
sentence
Complete thought, grammatically
- convictionFirmly held belief
- fineAcceptable in quality
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
incarceration · probation · parole · restitution · community service · execution · lethal injection · life sentence · mandatory minimum · plea bargain
sanction
Approval or punitive measure
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- fineAcceptable in quality
- forfeitLose through violation
cost · price · burden · disadvantage · handicap · setback · hardship · liability · ramification · fallout
fine
Acceptable in quality
interest · charge · levy · assessment · forfeiture · damages · overdraft fee · non-compliance · audit · IRS
spot kick
Set piece from mark
- goalkeeperNet-defending player
- shootoutArmed confrontation or tiebreaker
- savedKept from loss
twelve yards · converted · missed · handball · VAR · referee · foul · stoppage time · decisive · taker
deterrent
Thing that discourages action
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- discouragementLoss of confidence
- warningAlert about danger
disincentive · prohibition · enforcement · compliance · accountability · consequences · zero tolerance · crackdown · strictness · example
drop
Fall or release
- hazardSource of potential harm
- out of boundsBeyond permitted limits
- lost ballUnlocatable sports equipment
lateral · water hazard · provisional · relief · bunker · scorecard · disqualification · rules violation
- sports termssoccer, football, basketball, tennis, golf
- deterrentsguard dog, warning, security camera, padlock, pepper spray
- disciplinary termswarning, suspension, expulsion, detention, fine
- football termsgoal, fixture, league match, cup tie, starting lineup
- parking ticketsticket, citation, violation, meter, fee
- penaltiesfine, infractions, violations, fouls, foul
penaltypardon
Official release from punishment
acquittal · exoneration · forgiveness · amnesty · absolution
penaltyadvantage
Favorable position or circumstance
bonus · power play · free kick · extra point · head start
- death penaltyLegal execution for crimes
- penalty boxHockey infraction seating area
- penalty kickFree shot after infraction
- minor penaltyBrief game exclusion
- pay the penaltySuffer deserved consequences
- penalty shotUnopposed scoring attempt
penalize, penal, penalties, penalized, penalizing, penalizes, penalised, penalty kick, penal colony