penal
Etymology
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Etymology
From Old French peinal, from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena ("punishment"), from Ancient Greek ποινή, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˈpiːnəl/
penal (not comparable)
- Of or relating to punishment.
- penal servitude
- Subject to punishment; punishable.
- a penal offence
- Serving as a place of punishment.
- a penal colony
- Exorbitant.
- a penal rate of interest.
- French: pénal
- German: strafrechtlich
- Portuguese: penal
- Russian: кара́тельный
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