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minor penalties

minor penalties is the plural of minor penalty.

Meaning of minor penalty

Noun

minor penalty (plural minor penalties)

  1. A penalty sending the offending player to the penalty box for two minutes or (after the 1955–1956 season) the next score by the opposing team.

Questions about minor penalties

What is minor penalties the plural of?
Minor penalties is the plural of minor penalty.

Words near minor penalties in the dictionary

  1. minor ninths
  2. minor order
  3. minor orders
  4. minor parties
  5. minor party
  6. minor penalties
  7. minor penalty
  8. minor piece
  9. minor pieces
  10. minor planet
  11. minor planets

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