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.
Nearby words
minor league, minor mode, minor order, minor orders, minor party, minor penalty, minor piece, minor planet, minor premise, minor prophet, minor salivary gland
Compare major penalty.
Origin of minor penalty
First recorded in 1935–40
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