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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Penalty, Penalitynoun

    Etymology: from penalité, old French.

    Many of the ancients denied the Antipodes, and some unto the penality of contrary affirmations; but the experience of navigations, can now assert them beyond all dubitation. Brown.

    Political power is a right of making laws with penalties of death, and consequently all less penalties, for preserving property, and employing the force of the community in the execution of laws. John Locke.

    Beneath her footstool, science groans in chains,
    And wit dreads exile, penalties and pains. Dunciad.

    Lend this money, not as to thy friend,
    But lend it rather to thine enemy,
    Who, if he break, thou may’st with better face
    Exact the penalty. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Venice.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Penalitynoun

    the quality or state of being penal; lability to punishment

  2. Etymology: [Cf. LL. poenalitas. See Penalty.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of penality in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of penality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of penality in a Sentence

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    Govt office staffs have agreed that COVID is a fake propaganda, but they are forced to wear masks and also compel visitors to wear masks or else they pay penality and even lose jobs.

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