English-Russian translations for penalty

Definition of penalty

  • A legal sentence
  • A punishment for violating rules of procedure
  • A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment
  • A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time

Examples

  • The penalty for his crime was to do hard labor.
  • A penalty was called when he tripped up his opponent.

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