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   penal

   /ˈpiːnl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to, used for, or prescribing the punishment of offenders under the legal system: "the campaign for penal reform" Similar disciplinarypunitivecorrectivecorrectionalretributive
   • ▪ (of an act or offence) punishable by law. Similar disciplinarypunitivecorrectivecorrectionalretributive
   • ▪ (especially of taxation or interest rates) extremely severe: "avoid borrowing at penal rates of interest" Similar exorbitantextortionateexcessiveoutrageouspreposterousimmoderateunreasonableinordinateiniquitousinflatedsky-highexpensivegross

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French penal, from Latin poenalis, from poena ‘pain, penalty’.

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   • 1. penally adverb

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   • Definition of penal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary connected with or used for punishment, especially by law Criminals could at one time be sentenced to penal servitude (= prison with hard physical work). that can be punished by law very severe Definition of penal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What does punishment mean?

   • 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. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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   • A penal institution or colony is one where criminals are kept as punishment. ...imprisoned on an island that has served as a penal colony since Roman times. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   Anything described as penal has something to do with legal punishment. Prisons are one important part of a country's penal system. Whenever you see the adjective penal, you'll know it has to do with court-ordered punishment.

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