Defenition of the word penal

• Defenition of the word penal

  • serving as or designed to impose punishment; "penal servitude"; "a penal colony"
  • of or relating to punishment; "penal reform"; "penal code"
  • subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense"
  • subject to punishment by law
  • serving as or designed to impose punishment
  • of or relating to punishment

Synonyms for the word penal

• • punishable
  • punishing
  • punitive
  • severe
  • strict

Similar words in the penal

• • illegal
  • penal
  • penalize
  • penalized
  • penalizes
  • penalizing
  • punitive
  • punitory

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