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penalty box
- Hockey a small, enclosed area just outside the wall surrounding the rink, where a player removed from the game must wait as a penalty
- Soccer the large rectangular area directly in front of each goal where a foul committed by a defensive player may result in a penalty
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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