penalità — meaning in English

English meaning

• doom noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
• penalty noun A punishment or negative consequence imposed for breaking a rule, law, or agreement.

Senses

penalità is used for these senses in English:

• doom (countable, obsolete) A sentence or penalty for illegal behaviour.
• penalty (ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.

doom — full definition

1. noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
2. verb To condemn someone or something to a certain, usually terrible, fate.

penalty — full definition

1. noun A punishment or negative consequence imposed for breaking a rule, law, or agreement.
2. noun In sport, a free shot or kick awarded after a foul, or a punishment for breaking the rules of play.

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