bane vs penalty

bane

• A cause of misery or death. 

• A disease of sheep. 

• Bone. 

• To be the bane of. 

• To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of. 

penalty

• A disadvantageous consequence of a previous event. 

• A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time. 

• A legal sentence. 

• A punishment for violating rules of procedure. 

• A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick. 

• A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.