penal
Of or relating to punishmentOf or relating to punishment.
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» Tom was exiled to a penal colony.
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4 senses(not comparable)Of or relating to punishment.
penal servitude
strafrechtlich
кара́тельныйkarátelʹnyj, штрафно́йštrafnój, каторжныйkatoržnyj
ка́рнийkárnyj, штрафни́йštrafnýj, кара́льнийkarálʹnyj
of or relating to punishment
(not comparable)Subject to punishment; punishable.
a penal offence
(of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law
(not comparable)Serving as a place of punishment.
a penal colony
serving as or designed to impose punishment
(not comparable)Exorbitant.
a penal rate of interest
Examples
5 sentencesTom was exiled to a penal colony.
Tom goes to work as if it were penal labor.
ruТом ходит на работу как на каторгу. — marafon
This violates about a million penal codes and every holy book there is.
Criminal law, also known as penal law, involves prosecution for an act that has been classified as a crime.
Australia was started as a British penal colony.
deAustralien war zunächst eine britische Strafkolonie. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Origin
From Old French peinal, from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena (“punFrom Old French peinal, from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “punishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.
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Synonyms
20 synonyms- (of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law:punishable
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
19 related wordsSee also
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