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point penalty

point penalty noun: the awarding of a point for a player's opponent, as a result of infringement of the rules, e.g. foul language or time violation.

Noun

point penalty (plural point penalties)

  1. The awarding of a point for a player's opponent, as a result of infringement of the rules, e.g. foul language or time violation

Forms of point penalty

pluralpoint penalties

Questions about point penalty

What does point penalty mean?
Point penalty means the awarding of a point for a player's opponent, as a result of infringement of the rules, e.g. foul language or time violation.
What part of speech is point penalty?
Point penalty is a noun.
What is the plural of point penalty?
The plural of point penalty is point penalties.

Words near point penalty in the dictionary

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