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penal
/'pinəl/
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penal
adjective
(of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law
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"a penal offense"
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punishable
illegal
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adjective
serving as or designed to impose punishment
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"penal servitude"
"the juvenile was sentenced to six months in a penal institution"
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punitive
punitory
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of or relating to punishment
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"penal reform"
"penal code"
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illegal
punishable
punitive
punitory
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