penal
UK/'piːn(ə)l/US/'pi:nl/
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Definitions
adj.
Relating to punishment, especially legal punishment.
刑罚的，刑事的。
adj.
Used for or subject to punishment: a penal colony.
用作惩罚的，受刑罚约束的：流放地。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpen (poena, punishment) + -al (relating to) = 'of punishment.' Almost always legal: the penal code, the penal system, a penal institution.
Root pun still carries 33 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.penal code刑法典
- 2.penal system刑罚制度
- 3.penal colony流放地
- 4.penal institution刑罚机构
Example Sentences
- 1.
Such conduct is an offense under the penal code.
- 2.
Prisoners were once shipped to remote penal colonies.
- 3.
The country is reforming its penal system.