penalty 的定义
plural pen·al·ties.
- a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- a loss, forfeiture, suffering, or the like, to which one subjects oneself by nonfulfillment of some obligation.
- something that is forfeited, as a sum of money.
- a disadvantage imposed upon one of the competitors or upon one side for infraction of the rules of a game, sport, etc.
- consequence or disadvantage attached to any action, condition, etc.
penalty 近义词
punishment
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- The CPUC also did not pursue cases against bankrupt companies, nor did it pursue punitive actions like revoking utilities’ permits or charging interest and penalties.
- Patrick Mahomes looked human for the first time in a very long time, although some of Kansas City’s problems came down to bad luck and unnecessary penalties.
- The manual actions warrant penalties for content violations including adult content, manipulated media, misleading content, and profanity.
- The two appeared to get their feet tangled and both went down, but Breeland was flagged for pass interference, a 34-yard penalty that gave Tampa Bay a first down at the Chiefs’ 24-yard line.
- Manual actions are when Google human reviewers apply a penalty to a website or webpages after it has come to Google’s attention that something was done that was not in accordance with Google’s posted webmaster guidelines.
- The only great thing he did as governor was to insist that the death penalty was just wrong.
- He rebuffed calls to institute the death penalty, and his last term as governor ended in his defeat.
- Last summer, Louisiana also banned non-legal adoption, with offenders facing a penalty of $5,000 and up to five years in prison.
- Tax evasion carries a maximum penalty of five years, and thus it seems likely that Grimm would be covered by the provision.
- The penalty is only rarely imposed, as members often resign before they can be voted out of Congress.
- But a little earlier still, to be an Infidel was to be an outlaw, subject to the penalty of death.
- By the old law a drunken man who made a contract was still liable, and required to fulfill as a penalty for his conduct.
- My man in the market has orders to send me Old Inn chickens and eggs, on penalty of losing my custom.
- I don't care, so long as she ain't allowed to do as she pleases and no questions asked and no penalty paid.
- It visited an offence with a penalty of which the offender, at the time when he offended, had no notice.