Canadian French Meaning of penalty

pénalité

Other Canadian French words related to pénalité

Definitions and Meaning of penalty in English

Wordnet

penalty (n)

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

Webster

penalty (n.)

Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense, or trespass.

The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine.

A handicap.

FAQs About the word penalty

pénalité

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 o

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acquittement,amnistie,exemption,exonération,Immunité,indemnité,pardonner,libération conditionnelle,justification,commutation

penalties => Pénalités, penally => pénalement, penalize => pénaliser, penalization => pénalisation, penality => Pénalité,