penalty try

noun

An awarding of seven points (equivalent to scoring a try + conversion) to a team whose opponents have prevented, by misconduct, a try being scored.

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Meanings

nounpenalty try (plural penalty tries)

plural penalty tries

  1. ball gamesAn awarding of seven points (equivalent to scoring a try + conversion) to a team whose opponents have prevented, by misconduct, a try being scored.

Translations

Catalan assaig de càstig
  • assaig de càstigawarding of five points
Czech trestná pětka
  • trestná pětkaawarding of five points
French essai de pénalité
  • essai de pénalitéawarding of five points
Italian meta tecnica
  • meta tecnicaawarding of five points
Cite this entry
APA

penalty try. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penalty%20try

MLA

“penalty try.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penalty%20try. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penalty try,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penalty%20try.

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