The phrase "avoid penalty" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is discussing actions or measures taken to prevent incurring a penalty or punishment.
Example: "To ensure compliance with the regulations, it is essential to follow the guidelines closely to avoid penalty."
Alternatives: "prevent fines" or "elude punishment".
Immunity is typically sought to avoid penalty for breaking the law.
That's also when the transition period to a new limit ends and is therefore your deadline for action if you want to avoid penalty charges and ensure continuity of protection.
The solicitor lied "persistently and deliberately" to officers about who was driving her car in an attempt to avoid penalty points, after the vehicle was recorded at 41mph in a 30mph zone near Thorney, Cambridgeshire.
This particular week I have some cushion in my accounts, but I've lived through many periods where knowing whether $9,000 had arrived or not would make all the difference in the world — if I were trying to make payroll, for instance, or trying to make sure that critical materials shipped, or trying to avoid penalty payments on a credit card.
In one case a man from Greater Manchester was jailed for seven years for helping around 700 motorists avoid penalty points.
The Justice Department sued the state of North Carolina and the University of North Carolina system this week over a law, H.B. 2, that bars trans students from using the bathroom or locker room matching their gender identity -- after the state first sued the DOJ to avoid penalty for violating federal civil rights laws.
Can RSL or SKC score the goal to avoid penalties?
Students may attend first class, but must drop BEFORE the 2nd class meeting to avoid penalties.
If nothing else, it may help them avoid penalties and injuries.
Arsenal will be eager to avoid penalties; Bradford have won their last eight successive shootouts.
HSBC's stricter compliance approach in the region is part of a global measure to avoid penalties and improve transparency.
