minor penalty

noun

A penalty sending the offending player to the penalty box for two minutes or (after the 1955–1956 season) the next score by the opposing team.

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Meanings

nounminor penalty (plural minor penalties)

plural minor penalties · alternative minor

  1. hobbiesA penalty sending the offending player to the penalty box for two minutes or (after the 1955–1956 season) the next score by the opposing team.

Origin

Distinguished from the longer major penalties when those were established for the 1923–1924 season.

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APA

minor penalty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minor%20penalty

MLA

“minor penalty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minor%20penalty. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minor penalty,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minor%20penalty.

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