penalties
/ˈpɛnəltiːz/ · pen·al·ties
noun
- Punishments or sanctions imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract. The corporation incurred steep penalties after it was found guilty of violating safety standards.
- In sports, a sanction such as a free kick, loss of points, or a direct shot at goal given for an infraction. The defender's foul inside the box resulted in a penalty for the attacking team.
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Did you know? The penalty kick was introduced to association football in 1891 after Irish player William McCrum proposed the rule, making it one of the sport's most dramatic ways to enforce a penalty.