penalty

Noun

• (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game

• the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
  • neglected his health and paid the penalty
    

• a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

• the act of punishing

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  punishment , penalization , penalisation
• Antonyms: 
  advantage , reward