PENAL CODE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The legal code governing crimes and their punishment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("penal code" is a kind of...):

legal code (a code of laws adopted by a state or nation)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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