# minor penalty

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A penalty sending the offending player to the penalty box for 2 minutes or (after the 1955–1956 season) the next score by the opposing team.

## Etymology
Distinguished from the longer major penalties when those were established for the 1923–1924 season.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/minor-penalty