unpenaladj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpiːnl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpin(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, penal adj.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + penal adj.¹

Now rare.

Not penal (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > [adjective] > severe > not severe

remiss1569

unpenal1641

1641 Earl of Clarendon Ess. in Tracts (1727) 213 It [sc. the Law] may render me more potent to do hurt and injury, by making that damage and injury unpenal to me.

1851 C. B. Adderley Transportation not Necessary 57 We might include others also in the same impunity, as proper subjects for a kinder un-penal and disgraceless treatment.

1854 J. S. McCord Judgment in R. Sellar Trag. of Quebec (1907) 116/1 By the unpenal statute 14 Geo. III. c. 83, sect. 5, it is enacted that [etc.].

1881 Times 31 May 6/1 If, then, these schools..all should be alike un-penal places of education, surely they should not be under the Police Office.

1937 Times 26 Apr. 16/1 The whole undertaking had a singularly unpenal air.

1993 Guardian 21 Aug. 20/5 Labour is now officially the party of unpenal taxation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpenal
释义	unpenaladj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpiːnl/, U.S. /ˌənˈpin(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, penal adj.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + penal adj.¹ Now rare. Not penal (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > [adjective] > severe > not severe remiss1569 unpenal1641 1641 Earl of Clarendon Ess. in Tracts (1727) 213 It [sc. the Law] may render me more potent to do hurt and injury, by making that damage and injury unpenal to me. 1851 C. B. Adderley Transportation not Necessary 57 We might include others also in the same impunity, as proper subjects for a kinder un-penal and disgraceless treatment. 1854 J. S. McCord Judgment in R. Sellar Trag. of Quebec (1907) 116/1 By the unpenal statute 14 Geo. III. c. 83, sect. 5, it is enacted that [etc.]. 1881 Times 31 May 6/1 If, then, these schools..all should be alike un-penal places of education, surely they should not be under the Police Office. 1937 Times 26 Apr. 16/1 The whole undertaking had a singularly unpenal air. 1993 Guardian 21 Aug. 20/5 Labour is now officially the party of unpenal taxation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1641
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