penalty
US: /ˈpɛnəɫti/
UK: /pˈɛnəlti/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
penalty /'penlti/- danh từ
- hình phạt, tiền phạt
- dealth penalty: án tử hình
- (thể dục,thể thao) quả phạt đền (bóng đá)
- (định ngữ), (thể dục,thể thao) phạt đền
- penalty kick: cú đá phạt đền
- penalty area: vòng cấm địa, vòng phạt đền
- to pay the penalty of
- gánh lấy hậu quả tai hại của, chịu mọi thiệt thòi về
- hình phạt, tiền phạt
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun (plural penalties)1 ~ (for sth) a punishment for breaking a law, rule or contract: to impose a penalty + Assault carries a maximum penalty of seven years' imprisonment. + The penalty for travelling without a ticket is £200. + Contractors who fall behind schedule incur heavy financial penalties. + a penalty clause in a contract + You can withdraw money from the account at any time without penalty. + Harsher penalties are being imposed for crimes involving firearms.
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2 ~ (of sth) a disadvantage suffered as a result of sth: One of the penalties of fame is loss of privacy.
3 (in sports and games) an advantage given to a player or a team when the other side breaks a rule: The referee awarded a penalty to the home team.
4 (in football) a chance to kick the ball into the goal without any defending players, except the GOALKEEPER, trying to stop it; the goal that is given if the kick is successful: Two minutes later Ford equalized with a penalty.
Idioms see PAY v.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
punishment, discipline, penance, sentence; forfeit, fine, handicap, price, mulct, Formal amercement; imprisonment, incarceration:
The prosecution demanded the maximum penalty allowable under law for the crimes.
Collocation
1 punishment
ADJ.
harsh, heavy, severe, stiff, strict, tough | light | maximum, minimum | fixed, mandatory
a new system of fixed penalties for most traffic offences
| financial, tax
the heavy financial penalties of leaving the scheme early
| death
the movement for the abolition of the death penalty
VERB + PENALTY
impose, introduce | threaten | increase | carry
crimes which carry severe penalties
| face, incur
PREP.
on/under ~ of
They made him promise, under penalty of death.
| ~ for
the penalty for murder
| ~ on
He threatened stiffer penalties on young offenders.
2 disadvantage
VERB + PENALTY
pay, suffer
He's now paying the penalty for his misspent youth. People who lose their jobs are suffering the penalties for longer periods.
| accept
PREP.
~ for
You must accept the penalty for your rash behaviour.
| ~ of
It's just one of the penalties of fame.
3 in football
ADJ.
disputed | winning | first-half, second-half | early, late
VERB + PENALTY
award (sb), give (sb) | give away
They were leading until Cole gave away a penalty.
| appeal for | be awarded/given, get, have
We were unlucky not to get a penalty.
| kick, take | score from
Owen scored from a first-half penalty.
| miss | save
PENALTY + NOUN
area, box, spot | shoot-out
PREP.
~ by/from
Thet won, thanks to a late penalty from Fry. > Special page at SPORT
Concise dictionary
penalties'penltɪnoun
+the act of punishing
+a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
+the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
+(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
