penal 音标拼音: [p'inəl]
a . 刑事的,刑法的,受刑的,受罚的,惩罚的
刑事的,刑法的,受刑的,受罚的,惩罚的
penal adj 1 :
of or relating to punishment ; "
penal reform "; "
penal code "
2 :
serving as or designed to impose punishment ; "
penal servitude "
3 :
subject to punishment by law ; "
a penal offense " [
synonym :
{
penal }, {
punishable }]
Penal \
Pe "
nal \,
a . [
L .
poenalis ,
fr .
poena punishment :
cf .
F .
p ['
e ]
nal .
See {
Pain }.]
Of or pertaining to punishment ,
to penalties ,
or to crimes and offenses ;
pertaining to criminal jurisprudence :
as :
(
a )
Enacting or threatening punishment ;
as ,
a penal statue ;
the penal code .
(
b )
Incurring punishment ;
subject to a penalty ;
as ,
a penal act or offense .
(
c )
Inflicted as punishment ;
used as a means of punishment ;
as ,
a penal colony or settlement . "
Adamantine chains and penal fire ." --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Penal code } (
Law ),
a code of laws concerning crimes and offenses and their punishment .
{
Penal laws }, {
Penal statutes } (
Law ),
laws prohibiting certain acts ,
and imposing penalties for committing them .
{
Penal servitude },
imprisonment with hard labor ,
in a prison ,
in lieu of transportation . [
Great Brit .]
{
Penal suit }, {
Penal action } (
Law ),
a suit for penalties .
[
1913 Webster ]
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