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- DictionaryPe·nal/ˈpēn(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. relating to, used for, or prescribing the punishment of offenders under the legal system: "the campaign for penal reform"
1. : of, relating to, or involving punishment, penalties, or punitive institutions. 2. : liable to punishment. a penal offense. 3. : used as a place of confinement and punishment. a penal colony. penally.
Penal definition: of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.. See examples of PENAL used in a sentence.
PENAL definition: 1. of or relating to punishment given by law: 2. having a harmful effect; causing disadvantage…. Learn more.
1. Of, relating to, or prescribing punishment, as for breaking the law. 2. Subject to punishment; legally punishable: a penal offense. 3. Serving as or constituting a means or place of punishment: penal servitude; a penal colony.
Anything described as penal has something to do with legal punishment. Prisons are one important part of a country's penal system. Whenever you see the adjective penal, you'll know it has to do with court-ordered punishment.
1. of, relating to, constituting, or prescribing punishment. 2. payable as a penalty. a penal sum. 3. used or designated as a place of punishment. a penal institution. Collins English Dictionary.
very severe. Definition of penal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
