Penal /(?)/
Pe·nal
Penal
a.
- Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence
Phrases & Compounds
- Penal code
- a code of laws concerning crimes and offenses and their punishment.
- Penal laws
- laws prohibiting certain acts, and imposing penalties for committing them.
- Penal servitude
- imprisonment with hard labor, in a prison, in lieu of transportation.
- Penal suit
- a suit for penalties.