penal

• Relatif à la peine ou à la punition, en particulier dans le cadre de la loi.

Relating to punishment, especially by law.

1. B2formallegal

   Of or relating to punishment, especially for breaking the law.

   Relatif à la peine

   • The penal system aims to reform offenders.
   • He was sentenced to penal servitude for life.
   • The country's penal code was revised last year.

   Synonymescorrectionaldisciplinarypunitivepunitoryretributive

   Antonymesrewarding

2. Designed to punishB2formallegal

   Serving as or intended to impose punishment.

   pénal (qui punit)

   • The colony was established as a penal settlement.
   • Penal labor was a common punishment in ancient times.
   • The court imposed a penal fine on the corporation.

   Synonymespunishingpunitivepunitoryretributive

3. Subject to legal punishmentC1formallegal

   Describing an action that is punishable by law.

   passible de sanctions pénales

   • Perjury is a penal offense in many jurisdictions.
   • The law defines which acts are penal in nature.
   • Certain penal clauses apply to tax evasion.

   Synonymespunishable