English adjective: penal | |||
| 1. | penal of or relating to punishment | ||
| Samples | Penal reform. Penal code. | ||
| 2. | penal serving as or designed to impose punishment | ||
| Samples | Penal servitude. | ||
| Similar | punitive, punitory | ||
| Antonyms | rehabilitative | ||
| 3. | penal subject to punishment by law | ||
| Samples | A penal offense. | ||
| Synonyms | punishable | ||
| Similar | illegal | ||
| Antonyms | legal | ||