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Penal
Meaning
Adj
●
Of or
relating
to punishment.
●
Subject to
punishment
; punishable.
●
Serving as a place of punishment.
●
Exorbitant.
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Origin
penal
English
peinal
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
penalis
Latin
poenalis
Latin
poena
Latin
ποινή
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
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Disciplinary
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Criminal
Statutory
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Incarceration
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Sentencing
Reformative
Imprisonment
Statute
Draconian
Law
Reformatory
Civil
Ecclesiastical
Prison
Regulatory
Prisons
Coercive
Customary
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Punishable
Adjudication
Compensatory
Enforceable
Institutional
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Justiciable
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Civil Code
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Rhymes
Renal
Penal
Venal
Adrenal
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