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penalty vs social control

social control vs penalty

penalty and social control both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
penalty Yes No No No
social control Yes No No No
As nouns, social control is a hypernym of penalty; that is, social control is a word with a broader meaning than penalty:
  • penalty: the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
  • social control: control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
penalty (noun) social control (noun)
the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
Difference between penalty and social control

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