| 单词 | penal code |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspenal code penal code n. [compare French code pénal (1752)] (a) the set of criminal laws of a particular country, society, etc.; (b) (Irish History) a series of statutes passed by the Irish Parliament of 1695–1727 and annulled 1778–1829, which penalized the practice of Roman Catholicism in Ireland and imposed various civil and legal disabilities on Roman Catholics. ΘΚΠ society > law > types of laws > [noun] > concerning religion Bloody Statutea1648 Five-mile Act1672 Corporation Act1679 test-law1687 Bill of Toleration1692 Test Act1708 Schism Act1733 Schism Bill1733 penal codea1777 Veto Act1835 a1777 W. Dodd Thoughts in Prison (1793) 126 Ye Sages, then, review, Speedy and diligent, the Penal Code, Humanity's disgrace. 1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. xvii. 127 What is a penal code of laws?.. Is it that there are two sorts of laws, the one penal the other civil, so that the laws in a penal code are all penal laws, while the laws in a civil code are all civil laws? 1884 Dict. Eng. Hist. 809/2 The Penal Code, in Ireland, was first felt under James I. 1985 Hist. Jrnl. 28 89 They might certainly favour..amending a small part of the penal code in a manner which would not undermine the Church of Ireland. 1994 Sun (Baltimore) 20 Mar. a6/1 In France's biggest legal shake-up in nearly two centuries, a new penal code took effect. < as lemmas |
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