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penalty

noun/ˈpɛnlti/

punishment for not obeying the rules

In baseball, a penalty is called on any player who breaks the rules of the sports as defined in the rulebook.

punishmentfine
word origin — early 16th century: probably via Anglo-Norman French, from medieval Latin poenalitas, based on poena ‘pain’