[{"word":"penalty","phonetic":"/ˈpɛnəlti/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈpɛnəlti/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A legal sentence.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The penalty for his crime was to do hard labor."},{"definition":"A punishment for violating rules of procedure.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A penalty was called when he tripped up his opponent."}],"synonyms":["punishment","punition","sentence"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/penalty"]}]