What is "penal" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 24-10-2024 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does penal mean in English? Meaning of penal definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "penal" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "penal": of or relating to punishment

Adjective

  • Meaning: of or relating to punishment
  • Example: penal reform penal code
  • Synonyms: penal
  • Meaning of "penal": serving as or designed to impose punishment

    Adjective

  • Meaning: serving as or designed to impose punishment
  • Example: penal servitude
  • Synonyms: penal
  • Similar: punitive punitory
  • Meaning of "penal": subject to punishment by law

    Adjective

  • Meaning: subject to punishment by law
  • Example: a penal offense
  • Synonyms: penal punishable
  • Similar: illegal
  • Adjective: Of or relating to punishment. penal servitudeSubject to punishment; punishable. a penal offenceServing as a place of punishment. a penal colony
  • Synonyms:

    punitive, corrective, punishing, reformatory, punitory, chastening, penalizing, retributive,

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    penal in English: penal
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