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单词 penal code
释义

penal /pēˈnl/

adjective
  1. Relating to, liable to, imposing, constituting, or used for, punishment
  2. Constituting a penalty
  3. Very severe
ORIGIN: L poenālis, from poena, from Gr poinē punishment

pēnalīzāˈtion or pēnalīsāˈtion noun

pēˈnalize or pēˈnalise transitive verb

  1. To make (something) punishable
  2. To impose a penalty or disadvantage on (eg someone guilty of an offence or lapse)

pēˈnally adverb

penal code noun

A codified system of law relating to crime and punishment

penal laws plural noun

Laws imposing penalties, esp (historical) in matters of religion

penal servitude noun

Hard labour in a prison under different conditions from ordinary imprisonment, substituted in 1853 for transportation, then abolished 1948

penal settlement noun

A settlement peopled by convicts

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