English penalty nounMeaning 1A punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract.in other languages:Czech penále (meaning 1) pokuta (meaning 1) trest (meaning 1) postih (meaning 1)more translationsGerman Strafe (meaning 1)more translationsÖGSmeaning 1more translationsSPJmeaning 1meaning 1more translationsČZJmeaning 1more translationsISmeaning 1more translations