penally

Relating to the administration or infliction of a legal sanction or punishment; in a manner associated with the penal system.

• 🇪🇸Relativo a la imposición o ejecución de una sanción legal penal; relacionado con el sistema penal o penitenciario.

1. By way of judicial punishment C1 formal legal

   In a manner that inflicts a legal penalty, such as a fine, imprisonment, or other sanction, as a consequence for a transgression.

   • The court punished the corporation with a heavy fine for its negligence.
   • He was sentenced to community service as a direct consequence of the vandalism.
   • Under the new statute, such fraud is dealt with via strict punitive measures.
   • The regulatory body imposed sanctions amounting to millions of dollars.
   • For a repeat offense, the law prescribes mandatory incarceration.

   🇪🇸penalmente (por vía de castigo judicial)

   Sinónimos: punitivelypunitorily

2. In a disciplinary or penal institutional context C1 formal legal

   In a way that involves the imposition of a punitive measure, especially within a formal institutional setting like a prison or reformatory.

   • The prison warden enforced harsh disciplinary actions for any rule violation.
   • Solitary confinement was utilized as a punitive measure within the correctional facility.
   • The reform school's regime was designed to be corrective and deterrent.
   • Inmates were subject to strict regulations, with infractions met by severe repercussions.
   • The disciplinary board reviewed the case and issued a formal reprimand.

   🇪🇸penalmente

   Sinónimos: punitively

• more penally comparative form
• most penally superlative form