Penalty

  • 61penalty point — UK US noun [countable] [singular penalty point plural penalty points] british an official note made on your driving licence because you have done something wrong while driving …

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  • 62penalty area — penalty areas N COUNT In soccer, the penalty area is the rectangular area in front of the goal. Inside this area the goalkeeper is allowed to handle the ball, and if the defending team breaks a rule here, the opposing team gets a penalty. [mainly …

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  • 63penalty box — penalty boxes 1) N COUNT: usu the N in sing In soccer, the penalty box is the same as the penalty area. [mainly BRIT] 2) N COUNT In ice hockey, the penalty box is an area in which players who have broken a rule have to sit for a period of time …

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  • 64penalty box — n. 1. Hockey a small, enclosed area just outside the wall surrounding the rink, where a player removed from the game must wait as a penalty 2. Soccer the large rectangular area directly in front of each goal where a foul committed by a defensive… …

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  • 65penalty bench — or penalty box noun (in ice hockey) an area or box beside the rink in which a player must stay for his or her allotted penalty period • • • Main Entry: ↑penalty …

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  • 66penalty points — [penalty points] noun [pl] a system used by the government to control the way people drive their cars. If, for example, somebody is stopped by the police for driving too fast or in a dangerous way, they get a number of penalty points on their… …

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  • 67Penalty Recordings — Penalty Records was started in 1995 as a joint venture between Tom Silverman (from Tommy Boy Records) and Neil Levine. Silverman acquired Levine s shares in 1999 and Penalty Records was absorbed by Tommy Boy Records.A new version of Penalty… …

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  • 68penalty mail — Official mail sent without postage prepayment by officers of the executive and judicial branches of the U.S. government, by departments and agencies of the U.S. Government, and by specifically authorized individuals. Agencies then reimburse the… …

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  • 69penalty area — (also penalty box) ► NOUN Soccer ▪ the rectangular area marked out in front of each goal, within which a foul by a defender involves the award of a penalty kick …

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  • 70penalty kick — n. Soccer, Rugby, etc.Soccer Rugby any kick awarded to a team as a result of a penalty given to an opponent; esp., in soccer, a 12 yard kick from directly in front of the goal, awarded for a foul committed by a defensive player who was inside the …

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