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 [pee-nal]

Adjective

1. of or relating to punishment

2. used as a place of punishment: a penal colony [Latin 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

Translations

penal [ˈpiːnl] adj → penal;

penal servitude → trabajos mpl forzados

penal [ˈpiːnl] adj → pénal(e)

penal [ˈpiːnl] adj (Law) (colony, institution) → Straf-;

(000) (system, reform) → Strafrechts-;

penal code → Strafgesetzbuch nt

penal [ˈpiːnl] adj → penale