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noun punishment ADJ. harsh, heavy, severe, stiff, strict, tough | light | maximum, minimum | fixed, mandatory a new system of fixed penalties for most traffic offences | financial, tax the heavy financial penalties of leaving the scheme early | death the movement for the abolition of the death penalty VERB + PENALTY impose, introduce | threaten | increase | carry crimes which carry severe penalties | face, incur PREP. on/under ~ of They made him promise, under penalty of death. | ~ for the penalty for murder | ~ on He threatened stiffer penalties on young offenders. disadvantage VERB + PENALTY pay, suffer He's now paying the penalty for his misspent youth. People who lose their jobs are suffering the penalties for longer periods. | accept PREP. ~ for You must accept the penalty for your rash behaviour. | ~ of It's just one of the penalties of fame. in football ADJ. disputed | winning | first-half, second-half | early, late VERB + PENALTY award (sb), give (sb) | give away They were leading until Cole gave away a penalty. | appeal for | be awarded/given, get, have We were unlucky not to get a penalty. | kick, take | score from Owen scored from a first-half penalty. | miss | save PENALTY + NOUN area, box, spot | shoot-out PREP. ~ by/from Thet won, thanks to a late penalty from Fry.SPORT
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penalty
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + penalty
a severe/stiff/heavy/tough/harsh penalty
• There were calls for stiffer penalties for killers of police officers.
the maximum penalty
• The maximum penalty for the offence is now three years’ imprisonment.
a financial penalty
• Parents who fail to prevent their children committing crimes are to face heavy financial penalties.
the death penalty
(= the punishment of being killed )
• If convicted, they face the death penalty.
verbs
a crime carries a penalty
• Murder carries a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison.
impose a penalty
• Severe penalties are imposed for election fraud.
face a penalty
• He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years’ imprisonment.
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verbs
take a penalty
(= in football or soccer )
• Why did they let Jones take the penalty?
kick a penalty
(= in rugby )
• Jon Bland kicked a penalty to make it 6–3.
miss a penalty
• He missed that penalty against France.
score a penalty
• Billy Dodds scored a penalty for Rangers after 55 minutes.
award/give (a team) a penalty
• The referee awarded Bradford a penalty in the final minute.
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