Collocations with "penalty"

18 collocations found

death8.6
penalty kick

all in football/soccer

kick8.2
hefty penalty

a severe punishment, often financial, for breaking a rule or contract

hefty7.5
mandatory penalty

a punishment for breaking a law, rule, or contract that must be imposed

mandatory7.5
penalty clause

A clause that specifies a punishment or fine for non-fulfillment of the contract.

clause7.2
draconian penalty

Refers to a punishment that is excessively severe for the crime committed.

draconian7.0
incur a penalty

to be punished for breaking a rule or law

incur7.0
monetary penalty

A punishment that involves paying a sum of money; a fine.

monetary7.0
penalty area

A designated area in front of the goal in sports like football/soccer.

area6.5
missed penalty

In sports, a failure to score from a penalty kick or shot.

missed6.5
winning penalty

a successful penalty shot that decides the outcome of a game

winning6.5
disputed penalty

a penalty in a sport that is considered unfair or incorrect by some

disputed6.0
reintroduce penalty

Used to describe bringing back a type of punishment that was previously abolished, such as the death penalty.

reintroduce6.0
penalty taker

a player who takes a penalty kick in a game like football (soccer)

taker6.0
waive a penalty

to decide not to enforce a punishment for breaking a rule

waive5.5
injury time penalty

used to describe a penalty kick awarded during injury time in a match

injury time5.0
dodgy penalty

Refers to a penalty in sports that is questionable or seems unfair.

dodgy4.8
penalty try

A try awarded by the referee when the defending team commits a foul.

try4.8