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Meaning of penalty

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  penalty
      n 1: the act of punishing [syn: {punishment}, {penalty},
           {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}, {reward}]
      4: (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a
         competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the
         game

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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