Meaning

1 senses
  1. Synonym of criminal code.

More definitions
  • the legal code governing crimes and their punishment

Examples

1 sentences
  1. This violates about a million penal codes and every holy book there is.

Forms

plural: penal codes
Singularpenal code
Pluralpenal codes

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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