penalty
nounUK /ˈpenəlti/
US /ˈpenəlti/
A penalty is a punishment for breaking a rule.
The soccer player got a penalty for pushing another player.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A disadvantage or bad result that comes from doing something.
The penalty for staying up late is feeling tired the next day.
3. A punishment given by a court of law, such as a fine or jail time.
The judge gave him a penalty of two hundred dollars.
4. In sports, a chance to score that is given to a team when the other team breaks a rule.
She scored a goal from the penalty.