adjective. Of, relating to, or prescribing punishment, as for breaking the law.

adjective. Subject to punishment; legally punishable.

adjective. Serving as or constituting a means or place of punishment.

Of or pertaining to punishment.

Constituting punishment; inflicted as a punishment.

Subject to penalty; incurring punishment: as, penal neglect.

Used as a place of punishment: as, a penal settlement.

Payable or forfeitable as a punishment, as on account of breach of contract, etc.: as, a penal sum.

In a more general sense, those statutes which impose a new liability for the doing or omitting of an act. Thus, a statute making the officers of a corporation personally liable for its debts if they neglect to file an annual report of its affairs is apenal statute.

adjective. Enacting or threatening punishment.

adjective. Incurring punishment; subject to a penalty.

adjective. Inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment.

adjective. a code of laws concerning crimes and offenses and their punishment.

adjective. laws prohibiting certain acts, and imposing penalties for committing them.

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adjective. imprisonment with hard labor, in a prison, in lieu of transportation.

adjective. a suit for penalties.

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adjective. Of, or relating to punishment.

adjective. Subject to punishment; punishable.

adjective. Serving as a place of punishment.

adjective. of or relating to punishment

adjective. subject to punishment by law

adjective. serving as or designed to impose punishment

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