Penal (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
  2. prescribing punishment: penal laws.
  3. constituting punishment: He survived the years of penal hardship.
  4. used as a place of confinement and punishment: a penal colony.
  5. subject to or incurring punishment: a penal offense.
  6. payable or forfeitable as a penalty: a penal sum.
adjective
  1. of, relating to, constituting, or prescribing punishment
  2. payable as a penalty
  3. used or designated as a place of punishment
Penal (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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