Word Meaning

penal definition and meaning

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

Crossword clues for penal

- Code or colony preceder
- Intended as punishment
- Of punishment
- Punishment-related
- Relating to punishment
- Word before code or colony