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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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Compare major penalty.

Origin of minor penalty

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby minor penalty

minor league, minor mode, minor order, minor orders, minor party, minor penalty, minor piece, minor planet, minor premise, minor prophet, minor salivary gland
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