penal Sentence Examples
- The assailant faced penal consequences for their heinous crime.
- The judge imposed a penal sanction of 10 years in prison.
- The penal system aims to rehabilitate and deter offenders.
- The prison's penal code prohibited inmates from possessing contraband.
- The defendant's penal record revealed a history of violent behavior.
- The penal colony was established to segregate dangerous criminals from society.
- The penal code strictly defines the penalties for specific offenses.
- The Penal Reform movement advocates for humane and just punishments.
- The prosecutor sought a severe penal sentence to protect the public.
- The government's penal policies have come under scrutiny for their harshness and racial bias.
penal Meaning
penal (a)
of or relating to punishment
penal (s)
serving as or designed to impose punishment
(of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law
penal (a.)
Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence
Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code.
Incurring punishment; subject to a penalty; as, a penalact of offense.
Inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment; as, a penal colony or settlement.
Synonyms & Antonyms of penal
FAQs About the word penal
of or relating to punishment, serving as or designed to impose punishment, (of an act or offense) subject to punishment by lawOf or pertaining to punishment, to
correctional,punitive,disciplinary, corrective, correcting, retributive, chastising, penalizing, revengeful, castigating
compensatory,compensatory, nonpunitive, nonpunitive, vindicating, pardoning, exculpatory,exculpatory, exculpating, remitting
The assailant faced penal consequences for their heinous crime.
The judge imposed a penal sanction of 10 years in prison.
The penal system aims to rehabilitate and deter offenders.
The prison's penal code prohibited inmates from possessing contraband.
