penalty

penalty is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. 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.
3. noun. A handicap.
4. noun. the act of punishing

   Synonyms: penalisation, penalization, punishment

5. noun. (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
6. noun. the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition

   "neglected his health and paid the penalty"

7. noun. a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

Synonyms

penalisation, penalization, punishment

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in penalty:

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Common word forms

penalties

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