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Penal

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(1):

(a.) Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence

(2):

(a.) Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code.

(3):

(a.) Incurring punishment; subject to a penalty; as, a penalact of offense.

(4):

(a.) Inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment; as, a penal colony or settlement.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Penal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/penal.html. 1828.
 
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