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adjective
- 1. relating to, used for, or prescribing the punishment of offenders under the legal system: "the campaign for penal reform" Similar
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PENAL definition: 1. of or relating to punishment given by law: 2. having a harmful effect; causing disadvantage…. Learn more.
1. : of, relating to, or involving punishment, penalties, or punitive institutions. 2. : liable to punishment. a penal offense. 3. : used as a place of confinement and punishment. a penal colony. penally. ˈpē-nᵊl-ē. adverb. Did you know? A state or country's penal code defines its crimes and describes its punishments.
Definition of penal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Penal definition: of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.. See examples of PENAL used in a sentence.
Anything described as penal has something to do with legal punishment. Prisons are one important part of a country's penal system. Whenever you see the adjective penal, you'll know it has to do with court-ordered punishment.
Penal means relating to the punishment of criminals. ...director-general of penal affairs at the justice ministry. ...penal and legal systems. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A penal institution or colony is one where criminals are kept as punishment. ...imprisoned on an island that has served as a penal colony since Roman times.
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.
Penal definition: Of, relating to, or prescribing punishment, as for breaking the law.
penal meaning, definition, what is penal: relating to the legal punishment of crim...: Learn more.
a punishment, or the usual punishment, for doing something that is against a law: The law carries a penalty of up to three years in prison. They asked for the maximum penalty for hoax calls to be increased to one year. The protesters were told to clear the area around the building, on penalty of arrest (= or be arrested) if they did not. B2.
