A formal demerit awarded to a driver for a road traffic offense. Acquiring points beyond a certain limit leads to sanctions such as a ban from driving.

(tennis) 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

plural of penalty shoot-out

(US) An envelope whose mailing for an authorized purpose does not requiring postage, while its unauthorized use may be penalized.

plural of fixed penalty notice

(UK) A notice served on an offender by an authorised person, which is usually for committing a minor offence. It requires the offender to pay a fixed fine within a certain period of time, or appeal against it, possibly in court.

A surname from Spanish.

plural of Penalver

plural of corporate death penalty

(law) The revocation of a corporation's charter for significant harm caused to society.