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penal

/ˈpiːnəl/adjective2 syllables

Penal means: serving as or designed to impose punishment.

Synonyms for penal19

adjective, as in serving as or designed to impose punishment

punitive, punitory

adjective, as in (of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law

punishable, illegal

also used for penal

penary, penitentiary, castigable, disciplinable, chastisable, statutable, subpenal, disproportionate, usurious, exorbiant, exorbitant, extortionable, extortionate, extortious, extravagant

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What does penal mean?3

adjective

1

serving as or designed to impose punishment“penal servitude”

2

(of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law“a penal offense”

3

of or relating to punishment“penal reform”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with penal?2

two syllables

renal

three syllables

adrenal
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Penal in a sentence

  • This violates about a million penal codes and every holy book there is.papabear
  • Australia was started as a British penal colony.Hybrid
  • Tom goes to work as if it were penal labor.AlanF_US
  • Tom was exiled to a penal colony.Amastan

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