Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #794 of 1319

penalty (n.)

a punishment in sport

Examples

  • A penalty kick.

Key rules

  • A penalty is a punishment or a free shot in some sports
  • A penalty kick, a penalty for breaking rules
  • Penalty is countable

Common mistakes

  • He took a penalties → He took a penalty
💡 Tip: Football // Rules // Law
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