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"a penal offense"adjective(of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law
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"penal servitude" "the juvenile was sentenced to six months in a penal institution"adjectiveserving as or designed to impose punishment
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"penal reform" "penal code"of or relating to punishment
Definition that contains penal
- fine money extracted as a penalty
- fine issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
- pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
- stick threat of a penalty
- camp a penal institution (often for forced labor)
- ticket issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
- grace a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor
- sacrifice the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- exchange exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- punished subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)