amerikai:
brit:
1. A legal sentence.
The penalty for his crime was to do hard labor.
2. A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
3. A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
4. A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.
5. A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.
A penalty was called when he tripped up his opponent.