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On penalty of | Penalty \Pe"nal*ty\, n.; pl. {Penalties}. [F. p['e]nalit['e]. See {Penal}.] 1. Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense, or trespass. [1913 Webster] Death is the penalty imposed. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine. [1913 Webster] The penalty and forfeit of my bond. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A handicap. [Sporting Cant] [1913 Webster] Note: The term penalty is in law mostly applied to a pecuniary punishment. [1913 Webster] {Bill of pains and penalties}. See under {Bill}. {On penalty of}, or {Under penalty of}, on pain of; with exposure to the penalty of, in case of transgression. [1913 Webster] |
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