penalty
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- noun
- /ˈpɛnəlti/
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penal
- On a last second penalty kick today, DC United beat the Colorado Rapids 4-3.
- penalty kick
- miss a penalty
- penalty in hockey
It is when John Arisa misses his penalty in the Champions League final.
- It is when John Arisa misses his penalty in the Champions League final.
- And he goes, we're going to do a series of penalty kicks.
- Hip drop tackle that is clearly a, a flag, a penalty.
- That's gotten bailed out by referee's penalty.
- I just remember when the World Cup was happening, a group of people were so mad at the referee for calling a foul on their team or a penalty on their team.
- The ball gets bigger as the goal gets smaller, as you as you set up for a penalty kick because it's in here and you cannot get out of your head.
- Oh, Aguero penalty, Aguero penalty in the Puma.
- She let her team in hockey with penalty minutes and points one year, she will slide.
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Lisa gets a penalty kick, and every other kid has to pay her a dollar.
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Referee, that's a penalty!
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And the penalty kick will decide the game.
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What did you notice when you won that penalty?
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Would you like to pick it up and take the penalty?
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And he goes, we're going to do a series of penalty kicks.
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It's gonna be another penalty to Arsenal here.
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There are no more penalties in this game, right?
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He has to let Bottas pass, or face a five-second penalty.
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The player executed a perfect penalty kick, scoring the winning goal in the championship.
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An action that makes someone suffer for breaking a rule, like a fine or time in prison
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Official punishment or restriction by an authority
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A punishment given to someone for breaking a rule or law
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Etymology
Penalty comes from the Latin word poena, meaning 'punishment', the same root behind penal. So in games and sports a penalty is a punishment or disadvantage given to a player or team when they break the rules.