English Dictionary: penalty | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
2. (Law) (a) A piece of parchment or a schedule, containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff; hence, more generally, the whole jury. --Blackstone. (b) (Scots Law) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court. --Burrill. 3. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing. 4. (Joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door. 5. (Masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone. --Gwilt. 6. (Painting) A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted. 7. (Mining) (a) A heap of dressed ore. (b) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal. 8. (Dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament. 9. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss. {Panel game}, a method of stealing money in a panel house. {Panel house}, a house of prostitution in which the rooms have secret entrances to facilitate theft by accomplices of the inmates. {Panel saw}, handsaw with fine teeth, -- used for cutting out panels, etc. {Panel thief}, one who robs in a panel house. | |
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Panelation \Pan`el*a"tion\, n. The act of impaneling a jury. [Obs.] [Written also {panellation}.] --Wood. | |
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Panel \Pan"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paneled}or {Panelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paneling} or {Panelling}.] To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot. | |
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{Paneled back} (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window back. See {Window back}. | |
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Panelation \Pan`el*a"tion\, n. The act of impaneling a jury. [Obs.] [Written also {panellation}.] --Wood. | |
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Panel \Pan"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paneled}or {Panelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paneling} or {Panelling}.] To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot. | |
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Penality \Pe*nal"i*ty\, n. [Cf. LL. poenalitas. See {Penalty}.] The quality or state of being penal; lability to punishment. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Penalty \Pe"nal*ty\, n.; pl. {Penalties}. [F. p[82]nalit[82]. See {Penal}.] 1. Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense, or trespass. Death is the penalty imposed. --Milton. 2. The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine. The penalty and forfeit of my bond. --Shak. 3. A handicap. [Sporting Cant] Note: The term penalty is in law mostly applied to a pecuniary punishment. {Bill of pains and penalties}. See under {Bill}. {On}, [or] {Under}, {penalty of}, on pain of; with exposure to the penalty of, in case of transgression. | |
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Penalty \Pe"nal*ty\, n.; pl. {Penalties}. [F. p[82]nalit[82]. See {Penal}.] 1. Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense, or trespass. Death is the penalty imposed. --Milton. 2. The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine. The penalty and forfeit of my bond. --Shak. 3. A handicap. [Sporting Cant] Note: The term penalty is in law mostly applied to a pecuniary punishment. {Bill of pains and penalties}. See under {Bill}. {On}, [or] {Under}, {penalty of}, on pain of; with exposure to the penalty of, in case of transgression. | |
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Penalty \Pe"nal*ty\, n.; pl. {Penalties}. [F. p[82]nalit[82]. See {Penal}.] 1. Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense, or trespass. Death is the penalty imposed. --Milton. 2. The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine. The penalty and forfeit of my bond. --Shak. 3. A handicap. [Sporting Cant] Note: The term penalty is in law mostly applied to a pecuniary punishment. {Bill of pains and penalties}. See under {Bill}. {On}, [or] {Under}, {penalty of}, on pain of; with exposure to the penalty of, in case of transgression. | |
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Penholder \Pen"hold`er\, n. A handle for a pen. | |
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Penult \Pe"nult\, n. [Abbreviated fr. penultima.] (Gram. & Pros.) The last syllable but one of a word; the syllable preceding the final one. | |
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Penultima \Pe*nul"ti*ma\, n. [L. (sc. syllaba), fr. penultimus, paenultimus, the last but one; paene almost + ultimus the last.] Same as {Penult}. | |
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Penultimate \Pe*nul"ti*mate\, a. Last but one; as, the penultimate syllable, the last syllable but one of a word. | |
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Penultimate \Pe*nul"ti*mate\, n. The penult. | |
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Bean \Bean\ (b[emac]n), n. [OE. bene, AS. be[a0]n; akin to D. boon, G. bohne, OHG. p[omac]na, Icel. baun, Dan. b[94]nne, Sw. b[94]na, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera {Faba}, {Phaseolus}, and {Dolichos}; also, to the herbs. Note: The origin and classification of many kinds are still doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and China bean, included in {Dolichos Sinensis}; black Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, {D. Lablab}; the common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole beans, all included in {Phaseolus vulgaris}; the lower bush bean, {Ph. vulgaris}, variety {nanus}; Lima bean, {Ph. lunatus}; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, {Ph. maltiflorus}; Windsor bean, the common bean of England, {Faba vulgaris}. As an article of food beans are classed with vegetables. 2. The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans. {Bean aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse ({Aphis fab[91]}) which infests the bean plant. {Bean fly} (Zo[94]l.), a fly found on bean flowers. {Bean goose} (Zo[94]l.), a species of goose ({Anser segetum}). {Bean weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil that in the larval state destroys beans. The American species in {Bruchus fab[91]}. {Florida bean} (Bot.), the seed of {Mucuna urens}, a West Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments. {Ignatius bean}, or {St. Ignatius's bean} (Bot.), a species of {Strychnos}. {Navy bean}, the common dried white bean of commerce; probably so called because an important article of food in the navy. {Pea bean}, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the edible white bean; -- so called from its size. {Sacred bean}. See under {Sacred}. {Screw bean}. See under {Screw}. {Sea bean}. (a) Same as {Florida bean}. (b) A red bean of unknown species used for ornament. {Tonquin bean}, or {Tonka bean}, the fragrant seed of {Dipteryx odorata}, a leguminous tree. {Vanilla bean}. See under {Vanilla}. | |
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Phenolate \Phe"no*late\, n. [Phenol + -ate.] (Chem.) A compound of phenol analogous to a salt. | |
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Styrolene \Sty"ro*lene\, n. (Chem.) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, {C8H8}, obtained by the distillation of storax, by the decomposition of cinnamic acid, and by the condensation of acetylene, as a fragrant, aromatic, mobile liquid; -- called also {phenyl ethylene}, {vinyl benzene}, {styrol}, {styrene}, and {cinnamene}. | |
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Phenyl \Phe"nyl\, n. [Gr. [?] to bring to light + -yl: cf. F. ph[82]nyle. So called because it is a by-product of illuminating gas.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical ({C6H5}) regarded as the essential residue of benzene, and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives. {Phenyl hydrate} (Chem.), phenol or carbolic acid. {Phenyl hydrazine} (Chem.), a nitrogenous base ({C6H5.N2H3}) produced artificially as a colorless oil which unites with acids, ketones, etc., to form well-crystallized compounds. | |
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Phenyl \Phe"nyl\, n. [Gr. [?] to bring to light + -yl: cf. F. ph[82]nyle. So called because it is a by-product of illuminating gas.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical ({C6H5}) regarded as the essential residue of benzene, and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives. {Phenyl hydrate} (Chem.), phenol or carbolic acid. {Phenyl hydrazine} (Chem.), a nitrogenous base ({C6H5.N2H3}) produced artificially as a colorless oil which unites with acids, ketones, etc., to form well-crystallized compounds. | |
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Phonolite \Pho"no*lite\, n. [Phono- + -lite: cf. F. phonolithe.] (Min.) A compact, feldspathic, igneous rock containing nephelite, ha[81]ynite, etc. Thin slabs give a ringing sound when struck; -- called also {clinkstone}. | |
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Pimelite \Pim"e*lite\, n. [Gr. [?] fat.] (Min.) An apple-green mineral having a greasy feel. It is a hydrous silicate of nickel, magnesia, aluminia, and iron. | |
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Pinhold \Pin"hold`\, n. A place where a pin is fixed. | |
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Pinnulate \Pin"nu*late\, a. [See {Pinnule}.] (Bot.) Having each pinna subdivided; -- said of a leaf, or of its pinn[91]. | |
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Pinnulated \Pin"nu*la`ted\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having pinnules. | |
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Pommel \Pom"mel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.] To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also {pummel}.] | |
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Pommel \Pom"mel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.] To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also {pummel}.] |