penal
adjective [before noun] (PUNISHMENT) /ˈpiː.nəl/Definition
› of or connected with punishment given by law: Many people believe that execution has no place in the penal system of a civilized society. He had been in and out of penal institutions (= prison) from the age of 16.Punishing and punishmentsPunishing by causing painHitting and beating
(Definition of penal adjective (PUNISHMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- attach verb (TAKE GOODS)
- attachment noun (TAKING GOODS)
- bar verb (PREVENT)
- be brought/called to account idiom
- carrot and stick idiom
- catch up with sb phrasal verb (PUNISH)
- clobber verb (HIT)
- come down on sb/sth phrasal verb
- crucify verb
- discipline verb (PUNISH)
- flay sb alive idiom
- kick (some) ass idiom
- parking ticket noun
- penalize verb (PUNISH)
- punish verb (CRIME)
- punishable adjective
- punishment noun (CRIME)
- sentence noun (PUNISHMENT)
- skin sb alive idiom
- throw the book at sb idiom
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