penal
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6.2
- adjective
- /ˈpiːnəl/
- Formal
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penal
- His mom was in and out of penal institutions.
- penal code
- penal law
- penal system
And on top of all of this, we've overlaid lengthy periods of penal confinement.
- And on top of all of this, we've overlaid lengthy periods of penal confinement.
- So we should begin by thinking about two different senses of justice within the penal colony.
- Foucault calls the penal system a subtle, calculated technology of subjection.
- His mom was in and out of penal institutions.
- He also does mention in a footnote in the penal colony.
- We get we get funding from different organisations that want to help, but we work alongside IPP for Justice for Ipps, Howard League, Penal Reform.
Examples
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How might the field of folkloristics contribute to changing penal policy, practice, and culture?
Academic text (2017) -
He would never work in the penal system again.
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But Article 121, paragraph 3 of the Civil Penal Code sets the sentence at one to three years.
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Australia became a penal colony with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788.
Academic text (1990) -
In addition, clauses were deleted from the penal code that made critical speech seditious.
Academic text (1998) -
A long-overdue revision of Brazil's Penal Code is another urgently needed reform.
Academic text (1998) -
Many jurisdictions follow the Model Penal Code's approach of punishing attempts equally as severely as completed intentional offenses.
Academic text (2017) -
The new law introduced stricter penal measures for repeat offenders.
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Reforming the penal system is essential for reducing recidivism rates.
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Many countries are re-evaluating their penal codes to ensure fairness in the justice system.
Synonyms
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7.0
That makes someone receive a penalty for breaking a rule
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4.2
Can lead to a fine or other legal penalty
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4.8
An act against the law that can lead to a fine or jail
Can be punished under rules or law
Causing someone to suffer for doing something wrong
Antonyms
Compounds
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8.2
A place, often on an island, where the government keeps people sent there for crimes and they cannot leave
- Formal
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6.0
A building that holds people as punishment for crimes to protect the public
How Punitive
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word penal comes from the Latin word poena, which means 'punishment', and it is the same root you see in the word penalty. So penal describes laws, actions, or places that are about punishment.