penal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpiːnəl/
Etymology
From Old French peinal, from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “punishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to punishment.
penal servitude
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(not-comparable) Subject to punishment; punishable.
a penal offence
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(not-comparable) Serving as a place of punishment.
a penal colony
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(not-comparable) Exorbitant.
a penal rate of interest
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pœnal | alternative | lexicographic | |
| penall | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pænall | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pœnall | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pænal | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
Deriveds
penally · penalise · penal officer · penalization · penalism · penal substitution · penal notice · penal rosary · parapenal · penal-industrial complex · penal populism · penal law · penal code · unpenal · nonpenal · penal colony · postpenal
Hyponyms
penocorrectional · correctional
Relateds
Synonyms
extortionate · extortionable · exorbitant · disproportionate · penitentiary · chastisable · usurious · castigable · castigable · sky-high · extortious · extravagant · disproportionate · punishable · penal · inordinate · penary · exorbiant · punishmental · usurious · penal · disciplinable · subpenal · statutable · disciplinable · penal · penary · penitentiary
Translations (26)
eo prizona (of or relating to punishment) · pl karny (of or relating to punishment) · ja 刑事上の (of or relating to punishment) · ko 형벌의 (of or relating to punishment) · uk кара́льний (of or relating to punishment) · pt penal (of or relating to punishment) · ru каторжный (of or relating to punishment) · da pønal (of or relating to punishment) · ja 刑罰の (of or relating to punishment) · be штрафны́ (of or relating to punishment) · fr pénal (of or relating to punishment) · da straffe- (of or relating to punishment) · cmn 刑事的 (of or relating to punishment) · uk штрафни́й (of or relating to punishment) · uk ка́рний (of or relating to punishment) · fi rangaistus- (of or relating to punishment) · ar عِقَابِيّ (of or relating to punishment) · ar جَزَائِيّ (of or relating to punishment) · de strafrechtlich (of or relating to punishment) · ru кара́тельный (of or relating to punishment) · cmn 刑罰的 /刑罚的 (of or relating to punishment) · cy cosbol (of or relating to punishment) · ru штрафно́й (of or relating to punishment) · eo puna (of or relating to punishment) · be ка́рны (of or relating to punishment) · bg наказа́телен (of or relating to punishment)