| penal | (adjective) of or relating to punishment | - |
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| (adjective) (of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law | Synonyms: punishable |
| (adjective) serving as or designed to impose punishment | - |
| penalisation | (noun) the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty | Synonyms: penalization, penalty, punishment |
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| penalise | (verb) impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on | Synonyms: penalize, punish |
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| penalization | (noun) the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty | Synonyms: penalisation, penalty, punishment |
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| penalize | (verb) impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on | Synonyms: penalise, punish |
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| penally | (adverb) in a way intended to punish | Synonyms: punitively, punitorily |
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| penalty | (noun) the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty | Synonyms: penalisation, penalization, punishment |
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| (noun) the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition | - |
| (noun) (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game | - |
| (noun) a payment required for not fulfilling a contract | - |
| penance | (noun) voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing | Synonyms: self-abasement, self-mortification |
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| (noun) a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution | - |
| (noun) remorse for your past conduct | Synonyms: penitence, repentance |