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penal
pertaining, or subject to punishment, as for crimes or offenses; a penal offense
Not to be confused with:
penile – of or concerning the penis: penile implant
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pe·nal
(pē′nəl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or prescribing punishment, as for breaking the law.
2. Subject to punishment; legally punishable: a penal offense.
3. Serving as or constituting a means or place of punishment: penal servitude; a penal colony.
[Middle English, from Old French peinal and from Medieval Latin pēnālis, both from Latin poenālis, from poena, penalty, from Greek poinē; see kwei- in Indo-European roots.]
pe′nal·ly adv.
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penal
(ˈpiːnəl)adj
1. (Law) of, relating to, constituting, or prescribing punishment
2. payable as a penalty: a penal sum.
3. (Law) used or designated as a place of punishment: a penal institution.
[C15: from Late Latin poenālis concerning punishment, from poena penalty]
ˈpenally adv
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pe•nal
(ˈpin l)adj.
1. of or pertaining to punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
2. prescribing punishment: penal laws.
3. used as a place of confinement and punishment: a penal colony.
4. subject to or incurring punishment: a penal offense.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin poenālis=poen(a) penalty (< Greek poinḗ fine) + -ālis -al1]
pe′nal•ly, adv.
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penal
, punitive - Penal means "relating to punishment," while punitive means "serving to punish."See also related terms for punish.
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Adj. | 1. | penal - of or relating to punishment; "penal reform"; "penal code" |
2. | penal - serving as or designed to impose punishment; "penal servitude" | |
3. | penal - subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense" illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move" |
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penal
adjective disciplinary, punitive, corrective, penalizing, retributive an island that served as a penal colony
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Translations
penal
[ˈpiːnl]A. ADJ
1. [reform, policy, system] → penal
2. (= harsh) [rate, charges] → muy gravoso, perjudicial
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penal
[ˈpiːnəl] adj [system, reform] → pénal(e) penal colonypenal code n → code m pénalpenal colony n → bagne mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
penal
adj
→ Straf-; penal institution → Strafanstalt f; penal law → Strafrecht nt; penal offence → Straftat f; penal policy → Strafrechtspolitik f; penal reform → Strafrechtsreform f
(= harsh) rates, taxation → überzogen
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