English-Spanish translations for penalty

• castigo
  La pena de muerte es un castigo cruel e inhumano. The death penalty is a cruel and inhuman punishment.
  La pena de muerte es el castigo más inhumano y salvaje. The death penalty is the most inhuman and savage punishment.
  ¿Es esto un reconocimiento implícito de la pena de muerte como castigo? Does that imply acceptance that the death penalty is a punishment?
• pena
  Pena de muerte en Nigeria (votación) Death penalty in Nigeria (vote)
  Se ha hablado de la pena de muerte. The death penalty was mentioned.
  Pena de muerte en los Estados Unidos Death penalty in the United States

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.

Related words

• penaltykick
• penalty spot
• penalty shot
• penalty shootout
• penalty area
• penalty loop
• penalty kick
• penalty box
• penalty kill