penalty Значение & определение

Значение на penalty на български

• 0 a punishment, or the usual punishment, for doing something that is against a law:

  • The law carries a penalty of up to three years in prison.

  • They asked for the maximum penalty for hoax calls to be increased to one year.

  • The protesters were told to clear the area around the building, on penalty of arrest (= or be arrested) if they did not.

  • Currently, ticket holders pay a penalty equal to 25 percent of the ticket price when they change their flight plans.

  • There was a penalty clause which said you had to pay half the cost if you cancelled your booking.

  • The referee awarded (= gave) a penalty kick.

  • Hysen handled the ball and conceded the penalty that gave Manchester United the lead.

• 1 a disadvantage brought about as a result of a situation or action:

  • Loss of privacy is one of the penalties of success.

  • She has paid a heavy penalty for speaking the truth.

• 2 a punishment, esp. the usual one, for breaking a law:

  • Repeat offenders should face stiff/tough penalties.

  • If you pay off the loan early, they’ll charge an extra month’s interest as a prepayment penalty.

  • When a football team gives up 143 yards in penalties, they deserve to lose.

• 3 an amount of money that someone is forced to pay for failing to obey a rule, law, etc.:

  • Taxpayers who do not send in their tax return by the deadline will pay a £100 penalty.

  • exit/early-withdrawal/fixed penalty Savers who try to cash in their bonds in the first five years will usually face fixed penalty charges.

  • impose/introduce a penalty Regulators prevented the broadband operator from imposing a penalty on customers defecting to other providers.

  • without penalty Withdrawals can be made without penalty as long as 50 days' notice is given.

  • face/incur a penalty

  • financial/hefty/stiff penalties

• 4 a punishment for failing to obey a rule or law:

  • Second-degree murder carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

  • abolish/oppose/seek the death penalty Several US states have considered bills that would abolish the death penalty.