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1. (adj.) penal
of or pertaining to punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
2. penal
prescribing punishment:
penal laws.
3. penal
used as a place of confinement and punishment:
a penal colony.
4. penal
subject to or incurring punishment:
a penal offense.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L poenālis=poen(a) penalty (< Gk poinē fine) +-ālis -al1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) penal
of or relating to punishment
"penal reform"; "penal code"
2. (adj) penal
serving as or designed to impose punishment
"penal servitude"
3. (adj) penal, punishable
subject to punishment by law
"a penal offense"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) penal
of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence
2. (adj) penal
enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code
3. (adj) penal
incurring punishment; subject to a penalty; as, a penalact of offense
4. (adj) penal
inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment; as, a penal colony or settlement
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