penalty

Roget category 974

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.4. Moral affections
›› 6.4.5. Moral institutions

#974. Penalty

noun

penalty — retribution etc. (punishment) 972 — pain, pains and penalties — weregild^†, wergild — peine forte et dure [Fr.] — penance etc. (atonement) 952 — the devil to pay.
fine, mulct, amercement — forfeit, forfeiture — escheat [Law], damages, deodand^†, sequestration, confiscation, premunire [Lat.] — doomage [U.S.].

verb

fine, mulct, amerce, sconce, confiscate — sequestrate, sequester — escheat [Law] — estreat^†, forfeit.

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