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penal

[ peen-l ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
  2. prescribing punishment:

    penal laws.

  3. constituting punishment:

    He survived the years of penal hardship.

  4. used as a place of confinement and punishment:

    a penal colony.

  5. subject to or incurring punishment:

    a penal offense.

  6. payable or forfeitable as a penalty:

    a penal sum.



penal

/ ˈpiːnəl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, constituting, or prescribing punishment
  2. payable as a penalty

    a penal sum

  3. used or designated as a place of punishment

    a penal institution

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈpenally, adverb
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Other Words From

  • pe·nal·i·ty [pi-, nal, -i-tee], noun
  • penal·ly adverb
  • non·penal adjective
  • un·penal adjective
  • un·penal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of penal1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin poenālis, equivalent to poen ( a ) penalty (< Greek poinḗ fine) + -ālis -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of penal1

C15: from Late Latin poenālis concerning punishment, from poena penalty
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Example Sentences

The justice secretary said this had prevented the penal system from reaching maximum capacity, and "a total breakdown of law and order".

From BBC

There’s an exception for “penal judgements,” when one state is using a civil lawsuit to try to enforce their state laws.

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Naidu and Lynch are not the first activists from Just Stop Oil to go through the British penal system.

From Salon

He died in February in a brutal penal colony in the Arctic Circle.

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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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