penal

pe·nal  (pnl)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French peinal and from Medieval Latin pnlis, both from Latin poenlis, from poena, penalty, from Greek poin; see k^wei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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penal·ly adv.

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penal [ˈpiːn^əl]

adj

1. (Law) of, relating to, constituting, or prescribing punishment

2. payable as a penalty a penal sum

3. (Law) used or designated as a place of punishment a penal institution

[from Late Latin poenālis concerning punishment, from poena penalty]

penally  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	penal - of or relating to punishment; "penal reform"; "penal code"
	2.	penal - serving as or designed to impose punishment; "penal servitude" punitive, punitory - inflicting punishment; "punitive justice"; "punitive damages"
	3.	penal - subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense" punishable illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"

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penal

adjective disciplinary, punitive, corrective, penalizing, retributive an island that served as a penal colony

Translations

penal [ˈpiːnl]

A. ADJ

1. [reform, policy, system] → penal

2. (= harsh) [rate, charges] → muy gravoso, perjudicial

B. CPD penal code N → código m penal
penal colony N → colonia f penal
penal servitude N → trabajos mpl forzados

penal [ˈpiːn^əl] adj [system, reform] → pénal(e) penal colony
penal code n → code m pénal
penal colony n → bagne m

penal

adj

→ Straf-; penal institution → Strafanstalt f; penal law → Strafrecht nt; penal offence → Straftat f; penal policy → Strafrechtspolitik f; penal reform → Strafrechtsreform f

(= harsh) rates, taxation → überzogen

penal [ˈpiːnl] adj (gen) → penale; (tax, fine) → oneroso/a

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penal [ˈpiːnl] adj (gen) → penale; (tax, fine) → oneroso/a