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penal

DEFINITIONS OF: penal

1

adj of or relating to punishment

“penal reform”
“penal code”

adj subject to punishment by law

“a penal offense”
Synonyms:
punishable
illegal
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

adj serving as or designed to impose punishment

“penal servitude”
Synonyms
punitive, punitory
inflicting punishment
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