penal code

n. A body of laws establishing the criminal offenses for a particular jurisdiction.

penal code

n (Law) the codified body of the laws in any legal system that relate to crime and its punishment

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Noun

penal code - the legal code governing crimes and their punishmentlegal code - a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws"law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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penal code

the codified body of the laws in any legal system that relate to crime and its punishment

penal code

Related to penal code: Model Penal Code

penal code

a code setting out all or at least most of the main principles of the criminal law of a system. In the USA many states have turned the common law into codes or partial codes. Under the influence of the NAPOLEONIC CODE, the Code d'Instruction Criminelle of 1808 and the Code Pénal of 1810, many continental European states have adopted penal codes that require from time to time to be revised. The UK has generally not followed this course but there is a trend towards it - the English Law Commission proposes reform around the idea of criminal code and an unofficial but highly influential draft code has been published by eminent lawyers in Scotland.

penal code

Related to penal code: Model Penal Code

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Words related to penal code

noun the legal code governing crimes and their punishment

Related Words

legal code
law
jurisprudence

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