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penalenUK
penalpertaining, or subject to punishment, as for crimes or offenses; a penal offense
Not to be confused with:penile – of or concerning the penis: penile implantpe·nal P0159700 (pē′nəl)adj.1. Of, relating to, or prescribing punishment, as for breaking the law.2. Subject to punishment; legally punishable: a penal offense.3. Serving as or constituting a means or place of punishment: penal servitude; a penal colony.
[Middle English, from Old French peinal and from Medieval Latin pēnālis, both from Latin poenālis, from poena, penalty, from Greek poinē; see kwei- in Indo-European roots.]
pe′nal·ly adv.penal (ˈpiːnəl) adj1. (Law) of, relating to, constituting, or prescribing punishment2. payable as a penalty: a penal sum. 3. (Law) used or designated as a place of punishment: a penal institution. [C15: from Late Latin poenālis concerning punishment, from poena penalty] ˈpenally advpe•nal (ˈpin l)
adj. 1. of or pertaining to punishment, as for crimes or offenses. 2. prescribing punishment: penal laws. 3. used as a place of confinement and punishment: a penal colony. 4. subject to or incurring punishment: a penal offense. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin poenālis=poen(a) penalty (< Greek poinḗ fine) + -ālis -al1] pe′nal•ly, adv. penal, punitive - Penal means "relating to punishment," while punitive means "serving to punish."See also related terms for punish.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | penal - of or relating to punishment; "penal reform"; "penal code" | | 2. | penal - serving as or designed to impose punishment; "penal servitude"punitive, punitory - inflicting punishment; "punitive justice"; "punitive damages" | | 3. | penal - subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense"punishableillegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move" |
penaladjective disciplinary, punitive, corrective, penalizing, retributive an island that served as a penal colonyTranslationsstrafrechtlichcarcéralpénalpenale
penalenUK
Related to penal: penal code, Penal system, Penal lawPenalPunishable; inflicting a punishment. penaladj. referring to criminality, as in defining "penal code" (the laws specifying crimes and punishment), or "penal institution" (a state prison or penitentiary confining convicted felons). penal relating to crime and punishment.LAW, PENAL. One which inflicts a penalty for a violation of its enactment. PENAL. That which may be punished; that which inflicts a punishment. penalenUK
Related to penal: penal code, Penal system, Penal lawSynonyms for penaladj disciplinarySynonyms- disciplinary
- punitive
- corrective
- penalizing
- retributive
Synonyms for penaladj serving as or designed to impose punishmentRelated Wordsadj subject to punishment by lawSynonymsRelated Words |