Penalty: Search engines prevent some websites suspected of spamming from ranking highly in the results by banning or penalizing them. These penalties may be automated algorithmically or manually applied. If a site is penalized algorithmically the site may start ranking again after a certain period of time after the reason for being penalized is fixed. If a site is penalized manually the penalty may last an exceptionally long time or require contacting the search engine with a reinclusion request to remedy.

 

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Penalty: It is a fee charged for a cancelled ticket or changed reservation.

Penalty Timekeeper: An official who sits between the two penalty boxes and is responsible for recording and timing every penalty.

Gross Misconduct Penalty: Like a game misconduct penalty the player must leave the game for the remainder of the game. However, with this penalty, league officials will review the offense and the player could be susp . . . View Full Definition

Game Misconduct Penalty: When a player has a game misconduct penalty called against him, he must leave the game for the remainder of the game.