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penalty phases

penalty phases is the plural of penalty phase.

Meaning of penalty phase

Noun

penalty phase (plural penalty phases)

  1. The portion of some criminal trials that occurs after a guilty verdict has been rendered, in which the punishment for the crime is decided.

Questions about penalty phases

What is penalty phases the plural of?
Penalty phases is the plural of penalty phase.

Words near penalty phases in the dictionary

  1. penalty kills
  2. penalty loop
  3. penalty mark
  4. penalty marks
  5. penalty phase
  6. penalty phases
  7. penalty point
  8. penalty points
  9. penalty rate
  10. penalty rates
  11. penalty shoot-out

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