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PENAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law
Example:
a penal offense
Synonyms:
penal; punishable
Classified under:
Similar:
illegal (prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Serving as or designed to impose punishment
Example:
the juvenile was sentenced to six months in a penal institution
Classified under:
Similar:
punitive; punitory (inflicting punishment)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to punishment
Example:
penal code
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
punishment (the act of punishing)
