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Meaning of 'penal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Penal [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence
- Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code.
- Incurring punishment; subject to a penalty; as, a penalact of offense.
- Inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment; as, a penal colony or settlement.

Meaning of 'penal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . penal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to punishment
Example in sentence:
  • penal code;
  • penal reform
2 . penal [ s]
Meaning (2):
- (of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law
Example in sentence:
  • a penal offense
Meaning (3):
- serving as or designed to impose punishment
Example in sentence:
  • penal servitude;
  • the juvenile was sentenced to six months in a penal institution

Nearby Words:

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