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penal
[ peen-l ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- prescribing punishment:
penal laws.
- constituting punishment:
He survived the years of penal hardship.
- used as a place of confinement and punishment:
a penal colony.
- subject to or incurring punishment:
a penal offense.
- payable or forfeitable as a penalty:
a penal sum.
penal
/ ˈpiːnəl /
adjective
- of, relating to, constituting, or prescribing punishment
- payable as a penalty
a penal sum
- used or designated as a place of punishment
a penal institution
Derived Forms
- ˈpenally, adverb
Other Words From
- pe·nal·i·ty [pi-, nal, -i-tee], noun
- penal·ly adverb
- non·penal adjective
- un·penal adjective
- un·penal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of penal1
Example Sentences
The justice secretary said this had prevented the penal system from reaching maximum capacity, and "a total breakdown of law and order".
There’s an exception for “penal judgements,” when one state is using a civil lawsuit to try to enforce their state laws.
Naidu and Lynch are not the first activists from Just Stop Oil to go through the British penal system.
He died in February in a brutal penal colony in the Arctic Circle.
A man who was detained in Russia after his daughter drew an anti-war picture - in a case that generated global headlines - has been released from a penal colony.
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