Definition of Penal
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(a.) Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence
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(a.) Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code.
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(a.) Incurring punishment; subject to a penalty; as, a penalact of offense.
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(a.) Inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment; as, a penal colony or settlement.
Antonyms of Penal
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Homophones of Penal
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