Penal

[pe·nal]

Anything described as penal has something to do with legal punishment. Prisons are one important part of a country's penal system.

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Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence

Adjective S.
subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense"

Adjective S.
serving as or designed to impose punishment; "penal servitude"; "a penal colony"

Adjective
of or relating to punishment; "penal reform"; "penal code"

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Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence

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Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code.

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Incurring punishment; subject to a penalty; as, a penalact of offense.

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Inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment; as, a penal colony or settlement.

Penal

Pe"nal , a. [L. poenalis, fr. poena punishment: cf. F. p'82nal. See Pain.] Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence: as: (a) Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code. (b) Incurring punishment; subject to a penalty; as, a penalact of offense. (c) Inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment; as, a penal colony or settlement. "Adamantine chains and penal fire." Milton. Penal code (Law), a code of laws concerning crimes and offenses and their punishment. -- Penal laws, Penal statutes (Law), laws prohibited certain acts, and imposing penalties for committing them. -- Penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor, in a prison, in lieu of transportation. [Great Brit.] -- Penal suit, Penal action (Law), a suit for penalties.

Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence

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