How to use "penalty" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "penalty" in popular movie and book plots

  • Postal Dude winds up at the mercy of the law enforcement who was quick to give him and his dog the death penalty for his slaughter.  - Postal III
  • With the threat of the death penalty hanging over his head, he cuts a deal to help bring Karl in.  - One (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
  • There he wins a penalty for Newcastle, which is taken by Gavin winning them the match.  - Goal! (film)
  • This takes place with Seibei knowing his clan forbids duels and the penalty is usually death for the winner as the loser is already dead.  - The Twilight Samurai
  • With four seconds left, Bart is tripped by Jimbo, giving him a penalty shot against Lisa that will decide the game.  - Lisa on Ice
  • The crime carries a hefty penalty in that a proportionate amount of time is "revoked" from one's life.  - "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
  • Chavez is found guilty, and as the jury did not suggest leniency, the death penalty will be automatic.  - Trial (1955 film)
  • The penalty for breaking this rule is exile to a colony world.  - Rite of Passage (novel)
  • M-5 recognizes the penalty for murder is death, so it shuts itself down.  - The Ultimate Computer
  • Marshals appear in town to arrest Jack on the charge of murder, which carries the death penalty if convicted.  - Sommersby
  • A scarring implant placed on his forehead warns others to ignore him on penalty of being sentenced to a similar fate.  - To See the Invisible Man
  • Patricia Bradley, then a teenager, was accused as his accomplice, although she escaped the death penalty due to her underage status.  - The Frighteners
  • Johnson scores his second goal of the game just as the penalty is about to expire.  - Miracle (2004 film)
  • Capital punishment has been expanded; two defendants are seen facing the death penalty for attempted rape.  - A Mind Forever Voyaging
  • From this point on, she is tabu: "man must not touch her or cast upon her the eye of desire" upon penalty of death.  - Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
  • The penalty for murder is a fine paid to the corporation for the victim's estimated value plus his projected future earnings.  - Podkayne of Mars

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