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Look up fine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fine or mulct (the latter synonym typically used in civil law) is a penalty of money that a court of law [1] or other authority decides has to be paid as punishment for a crime or other offense. [2][3][4][5] The amount of a fine can be determined case by case, but it is often announced in advance.
Punishment, commonly, is the imposition of painful consequences upon an individual or group, meted out by an authority [1][2][3][4][5] —in contexts ranging from child discipline to criminal law —as a deterrent to a particular action or behavior that is deemed undesirable. [6] It is, however, possible to distinguish between various different ...
The intentional or unintentional act of contacting a player above the shoulders with any part of the body or stick. In Canadian minor league hockey this is a minor penalty, or a double minor penalty if the contact is intentional. healthy scratch. An uninjured player on the roster who does not dress for a game. [ 20 ]
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied.The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal from a specified spot, the only defender being the goalkeeper.
In practice, penalty shootouts did not occur before 1982. Three times, in 1994, 2006, and 2022, the Men's World Cup title has been decided by a penalty shoot-out. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Of the 35 shoot-outs that have taken place in the competition, only two reached the sudden death stage after still being tied at the end of "best of five kicks".
Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for an infringement of the rules. Most penalties are enforced by sending the offending player to a penalty box for a set number of minutes. During the penalty the player may not participate in play.
Sanctions (law) Sanctions, in law and legal definition, are penalties or other means of enforcement used to provide incentives for obedience with the law or other rules and regulations. [1] Criminal sanctions can take the form of serious punishment, such as corporal or capital punishment, incarceration, or severe fines.
Look up commutation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In law, a commutation is the substitution of a lesser penalty for that given after a conviction for a crime. The penalty can be lessened in severity, in duration, or both. Unlike most pardons by government and overturning by the court (a full overturning is equal to an acquittal), a ...