VDict - Definition of penal

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penal

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Adjective

subject to punishment by law
- a penal offense

serving as or designed to impose punishment
- penal servitude

of or relating to punishment
- penal reform
- penal code

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "penal":
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Words contain "penal":
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Words contain "penal" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
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