Law

• Penalty, a sentence (law)
  Sentence (law)
  In law, a sentence forms the final explicit act of a judge-ruled process, and also the symbolic principal act connected to his function. The sentence can generally involve a decree of imprisonment, a fine and/or other punishments against a defendant convicted of a crime...
  
   (decree of punishment) issued by a court or judge
• Penalty, sanctions (law)
  Sanctions (law)
  Sanctions are penalties or other means of enforcement used to provide incentives for obedience with the law, or with rules and regulations. Criminal sanctions can take the form of serious punishment, such as corporal or capital punishment, incarceration, or severe fines...
  
   imposed by a court, judge or public administration

Sports

• Penalty (ice hockey)
  Penalty (ice hockey)
  A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,...
  
  
• Penalty (rugby)
  Penalty (rugby)
  In rugby football, the penalty is the main disciplinary sanction available to the referee to penalise players who commit deliberate infringements. The team who did not commit the infringement are given possession of the ball and may either kick it towards touch , attempt a place kick at goal, or...
  
  
• Penalty (rugby union)
  Penalty (rugby union)
  A penalty in rugby union is the main disciplinary sanction available to the referee to penalise a team who commit deliberate infringements. The team who did not commit the infringement are given possession of the ball and they may either kick it towards touch , attempt a place kick at goal, or tap...
  
  
• Penalty (American football)
  Penalty (American football)
  In American football and Canadian football, a penalty is a sanction called against a team for a violation of the rules, called a foul. Officials initially signal penalties by tossing a bright yellow or orange colored "penalty flag" onto the field toward or at the spot of a foul...
  
  
• Penalty (golf)
  Penalty (golf)
  In the sport of golf, a penalty or penalty stroke is an additional stroke or strokes added to a player's score for an infraction of the rules...
  
  
• Penalty area
  Penalty area
  The penalty area , is an area of an association football pitch. It is rectangular and extends to each side of the goal and in front of it. Within the penalty area is the penalty spot , which is from the goal line, directly in-line with the centre of the goal...
  
  , part of a Association football field
• Penalty box
  Penalty box
  The penalty box is the area in ice hockey, rugby league, rugby union and some other sports where a player sits to serve the time of a given penalty, for an offense not severe enough to merit outright expulsion from the contest...
  
  , in ice hockey
• Penalty kick
  Penalty kick
  A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
  
   in Association football
• Penalty shootout
  Penalty shootout
  The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal...
  
  , a method of determining a winner in sports matches
  • Penalty shoot-out (association football), for Association football
• Penalty shot (ice hockey)
  Penalty shot (ice hockey)
  In ice hockey, a penalty shot is a type of penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an opposing player. A player from the non-offending team is given an attempt to score a goal without opposition from any defending players except...
  
  
• Penalty shot
  Penalty shot
  A penalty shot is a play used in several sports whereby a goal is attempted during stop-time. Penalty shots are sometimes grouped into the larger penalty shootout used to decide games in several sports.-Ice hockey:...
  
  , a play used in several sports whereby a goal is attempted during stop-time
• Penalty (Brazilian sports manufacturer)
  Penalty (Brazilian sports manufacturer)
  Cambuci is a sporting goods company established in 1970 in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, the company operates as Penalty.Active in many sports, the Penalty manufactures from shoes, apparel, balls and sports accessories for team sports such as soccer, volleyball, basketball, handball, futsal,...
  
  

Arts and entertainment

• The Penalty (film)
  The Penalty (film)
  The Penalty is an American crime film, originally released in 1920. It was directed by Wallace Worsley, and written by Philip Lonergan and Charles Kenyon, based upon the pulp novel by Gouverneur Morris. It starred Lon Chaney, Charles Clary, Doris Pawn, Jim Mason, and Claire Adams.-Cast:*Charles...
  
  , a 1920 American crime film starring Lon Chaney
• The Penalty (novel)
  The Penalty (novel)
  The Penalty is a fictional sports novel for children by Mal Peet, published on October 2, 2006 by Walker Books Ltd. The plotline is centered around El Brujito , a teenage football prodigy who disappears without a trace. Paul Faustino, one of South America's top sports journalist is drawn to the...
  
  , a 2006 sports novel for children by Mal Peet
• Penalty Records
  Penalty Records
  Penalty Records was started in 1995 as a joint venture between Tom Silverman and Neil Levine. Silverman acquired Levine's shares in 1999 and Penalty Records was absorbed by Tommy Boy Records....
  
  , a record label

Religion

• Penalty (Mormonism), an oath made during the original Nauvoo Endowment ceremony of the Latter Day Saint movement