Details of word PENALTY

Definition of penalty

n. - 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.
n. - 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.
n. - A handicap.

Word "penalty" contains 7 letters : A E L N P T Y

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