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penalty try

penalty try noun: an awarding of seven points (equivalent to scoring a try + conversion) to a team whose opponents have prevented, by misconduct, a try being scored.

Noun

penalty try (plural penalty tries)

  1. An awarding of seven points (equivalent to scoring a try + conversion) to a team whose opponents have prevented, by misconduct, a try being scored.

Forms of penalty try

pluralpenalty tries

Questions about penalty try

What does penalty try mean?
Penalty try means an awarding of seven points (equivalent to scoring a try + conversion) to a team whose opponents have prevented, by misconduct, a try being scored.
What part of speech is penalty try?
Penalty try is a noun.
What is the plural of penalty try?
The plural of penalty try is penalty tries.

Words near penalty try in the dictionary

  1. penalty spot
  2. penalty spots
  3. penalty throw
  4. penalty throws
  5. penalty tries
  6. penalty try
  7. penalty turn
  8. penalty turns
  9. penalty unit
  10. penalty units
  11. Penalver

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