Penal - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpiːnl|
Brit.
|ˈpiːn(ə)l|
adjective
- serving as or designed to impose punishment
penal servitude
the juvenile was sentenced to six months in a penal institution
- (of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law (syn: punishable)the juvenile was sentenced to six months in a penal institution
a penal offense
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Australia was once a penal colony.
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