Difference between penalty and premunire
penalty
Definitions
noun
- (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
- the act of punishing
- a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
- the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
Examples
The right back found himself in unfamiliar territory in the opposing penalty area after a swift exchange of passes that opened up Reading's defence.
Pulling one back with another penalty - this time converted by the regular taker - they finally conceded a third.
But a surge in thefts of treasured relics from ancient temples and monuments has reached such a level that an agonised debate has begun over bringing back the death penalty.
