Penalty
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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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