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minor penalty

noun Ice Hockey.

a penalty consisting of the removal of a player from play for two minutes, no substitute for the player being permitted.

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Nearby words

  1. minor league,
  2. minor mode,
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Compare major penalty.

Origin of minor penalty

First recorded in 1935–40
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