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   pe·nal

   /ˈpēn(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to, used for, or prescribing the punishment of offenders under the legal system: "the campaign for penal reform" Similar disciplinarypunitivecorrectivecorrectionalretributive
   • ▪ (of an act or offense) punishable by law. Similar disciplinarypunitivecorrectivecorrectionalretributive

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French penal, from Latin poenalis, from poena ‘pain, penalty’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. penally adverb

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › penalPenal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PENAL is of, relating to, or involving punishment, penalties, or punitive institutions. How to use penal in a sentence. Did you know?

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   PENAL definition: 1. of or relating to punishment given by law: 2. having a harmful effect; causing disadvantage…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   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. A government's penal code, for example, is a list of crimes and the punishments imposed for each of them.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPENAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. of, for, or constituting punishment, esp. legal punishment. 2. specifying or prescribing punishment. a penal code. 3. making a person liable to punishment. a penal offense. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   Penal definition: of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.. See examples of PENAL used in a sentence.

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   Penal definition: Of, relating to, or prescribing punishment, as for breaking the law.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpenal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of penal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word penal. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

11. www.wordreference.com › definition › penalpenal - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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    used as a place of confinement and punishment: a penal colony. subject to or incurring punishment: a penal offense. payable or forfeitable as a penalty: a penal sum.