penal

/ˈpiːnəl/

adj 4

Collocations

ADJ.

british, known

VERB + PENAL

exiled

PENAL + NOUN

colony, law, offence, prosecution, servitude

PREP.

about

ADV.

also

adj

Of or relating to punishment.

penal servitude

Subject to punishment; punishable.

a penal offence

Serving as a place of punishment.

a penal colony

Exorbitant.

a penal rate of interest

adjective — (of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law

penal servitude

Wiktionary

a penal offence

Wiktionary

a penal colony

Wiktionary

Criminal law, also known as penal law, involves prosecution for an act that has been classified as a crime.

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This violates about a million penal codes and every holy book there is.

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Australia was started as a British penal colony.

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