ALL meanings of penal
pe·nal
P p - adjective penal of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses. 1
- adjective penal prescribing punishment: penal laws. 1
- adjective penal constituting punishment: He survived the years of penal hardship. 1
- adjective penal used as a place of confinement and punishment: a penal colony. 1
- adjective penal subject to or incurring punishment: a penal offense. 1
- adjective penal payable or forfeitable as a penalty: a penal sum. 1
- adjective penal relating to punishment 1
- adjective penal relating to prison 1
- adjective penal Penal means relating to the punishment of criminals. 0
- adjective penal A penal institution or colony is one where criminals are kept as punishment. 0
- adjective penal of, relating to, constituting, or prescribing punishment 0
- adjective penal payable as a penalty 0
- adjective penal used or designated as a place of punishment 0
- adjective penal of, for, or constituting punishment, esp. legal punishment 0
- adjective penal specifying or prescribing punishment 0
- adjective penal making a person liable to punishment 0