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Penalty
A penalty is a punishment:
- a legal sentence, e.g. the death penalty
- used in the plural, penalties or sanctions, with the more restricted meaning of punishment for violating rules of procedure, or for abusing the judicial process.
- in sports; for example in football (soccer) there is a penalty area
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