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Penalty vs Consequence - What's the difference?

penalty | consequence |

As nouns the difference between penalty and consequence

is that penalty is a legal sentence while consequence is that which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause.

As a verb consequence is

to threaten or punish (a child, etc.) with specific consequences for misbehaviour.

penalty

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(penalties)
  • A legal sentence.
  • The penalty for his crime was to do hard labor.
  • A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
  • * 1900', , Chapter I,
  • Was it so irreconcilable, Warwick wondered, as still to peal out the curfew bell, which at nine o'clock at night had clamorously warned all negroes, slave or free, that it was unlawful for them to be abroad after that hour, under penalty of imprisonment or whipping?
  • (finance) A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
  • (football) A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.
  • (ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.
  • A penalty was called when he tripped up his opponent.

    Derived terms

    * penalty arc * penalty box * penalty kick * penalty area * penalty phase * penalty shot * penalty shoot-out * penalty spot

    See also

    * free kick

    Anagrams

    * ----

    consequence

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause.
  • *
  • The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.
  • A result of actions, especially if such a result is unwanted or unpleasant.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author= Michael Sivak
  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply? , passage=Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.}}
  • A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
  • Chain of causes and effects; consecution.
  • Importance with respect to what comes after.
  • The power to influence or produce an effect.
  • (label) Importance, value, or influence.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=September 2, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC
  • , title= Bulgaria 0-3 England , passage=Rooney's United team-mate Chris Smalling was given his debut at right-back and was able to adjust to the international stage in relatively relaxed fashion as Bulgaria barely posed a threat of any consequence .}}

    Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "consequence": social, legal, environmental, political, economic, personal, cultural, moral, unintended, undesirable, likely, probable, necessary, logical, natural, important, significant, bad, disastrous, devastating, fatal, catastrophic, harmful.

    Synonyms

    * value * moment * rank * distinction * repercussion

    See also

    * causality * effect * impact

    Verb

    (consequenc)
  • To threaten or punish (a child, etc.) with specific consequences for misbehaviour.
  • * 1998 , Terry M. Levy, Michael Orlans, Attachment, trauma, and healing
  • The goal of consequencing is to teach the child a lesson that leads to positive choices and behaviors. The goal of punishment is to inflict pain and seek revenge. Angry parenting is punitive and ineffectual.
  • * 2001 , Betty Bedard-Bidwell, Hand in Hand (page 117)
  • These behaviours are not acceptable within a classroom setting and often result in the child being consequenced or removed from class.