Definitions
the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
Word origin
From Middle French pénalité, from pénal, from Latin poenālis, from poena, borrowing of Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ), from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoinā́, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂, comprising *kʷey- + *-néh₂.
Used in a sentence
“The penalty for his crime was to do hard labor.”
“A penalty was called when he tripped up his opponent.”
“"But you, my noble, my generous girl!" exclaimed Lord Avonleigh, "I dare not let you pay the penalty of my former folly."”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sports sanction”7 letters
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