The phrase "accepted a penalty" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone acknowledges or agrees to face a punishment or consequence for a specific action or behavior.
Example: "After reviewing the evidence, the player accepted a penalty for violating the league's rules."
Alternatives: "agreed to a penalty" or "acknowledged a penalty."
Each accepted a penalty stroke.
García, who is at four under for the tournament, said he would have accepted a penalty without complaint if it turned out he had gained any advantage.
The fact that someone accepted a penalty notice could also be used in support of an application for an antisocial behaviour order (asbo) and could be used as evidence of bad character in any subsequent criminal proceedings.
Lengthy discussions with the rules official ended with Kim muttering "You gotta do what you gotta do" before striding away to complete his par as García accepted a penalty drop on the way to a bogey that doubled the deficit.
If the person then applies for a job for which an enhanced criminal record certificate from the Criminal Records Bureau CRBB) is required, generally jobs involving substantial contact with children or vulnerable adults, the fact that they accepted a penalty notice could be disclosed as "other relevant information".
Do you realize you are on overtime?" Two of the officers accepted a penalty of two vacation days.
If a defensive team fouled on such a play were to accept a penalty, that would mean walking off yardage and replaying the down.
On 21 April Bill Shorten said he would abide by the decision of the independent umpire, when asked if he would accept a penalty rate cut.
But they also overcame a sloppy first quarter against the Bills that included two blown coverages, a bobbled snap in the shotgun formation, a personal foul, an encroachment penalty and a questionable decision to accept a penalty after the Bills failed to convert on third down.
No further action was taken against Mr Gascoigne and the other man accepted a fixed penalty notice for a public order offence".
Six months earlier, UBS admitted criminal wrongdoing for helping United States taxpayers hide accounts from the Internal Revenue Service, and accepted a $780 million penalty.
