pe·nal

(pē′nəl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or prescribing punishment, as for breaking the law.

2. Subject to punishment; legally punishable: a penal offense.

3. Serving as or constituting a means or place of punishment: penal servitude; a penal colony.

[Middle English, from Old French peinal and from Medieval Latin pēnālis, both from Latin poenālis, from poena, penalty, from Greek poinē; see k^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

pe′nal·ly adv.

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Adv.

penally - in a punishing manner

punitively, punitorily

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Just before half-time a quickly taken penally by Eds centre Matt Loveday set up full-back Sam Southall to burst over and Loveday made it 17-7 with the conversion.

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Michael, from Penally, and Dayne were on an exploring holiday in Iceland, travelling in a camper van.

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Joe Grant added a third off the underside of the bar and, although Luke Edwards pulled one back, Bracknell made sure from the penally spot in injury time when Bowerman bagged his second of the game.

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