Synonyms for pénal
ˈpin lpénal

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1. penal

   Synonyms:
   retributive, coercive, visitatorial, castigatory, inflictive, corrective, punitive

   Antonyms:
   remunerative, reparatory, decorative, honorary

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1. penaladjective

   of or relating to punishment

   "penal reform"; "penal code"

   Synonyms:
   punishable

   Antonyms:
   legal, rehabilitative

2. penaladjective

   serving as or designed to impose punishment

   "penal servitude"

   Synonyms:
   punishable

   Antonyms:
   legal, rehabilitative

3. penal, punishableadjective

   subject to punishment by law

   "a penal offense"

   Synonyms:
   punishable, penal

   Antonyms:
   legal, rehabilitative

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1. penaladjective

   Synonyms:
   punitive

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1. List of paraphrases for "penal":

   criminal, pénal, penitentiary, sanctions, prison, punitive, correctional, penalties, penale

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1. Jean Lee:

   North Korea has a very strict and very extensive penal code.

2. Chrispine Sibande:

   The 1861 law, under section 243 of the penal code, says abortion can only be performed by a skilled person through operation. Now you and me would ask' who is this skilled person' ? So the new law clarifies that.

3. Ed Gavin:

   Article 35 of the (New York) penal law permits you to use deadly physical force to stop a fleeing felon who is either charged with a felony or convicted of a felony, so the police officer was spot on.

4. Aaron Reyes:

   In the video, someone has taken a pig and holds its rear leg in the air while another animal, a dog, runs to attack it, that, in and of itself, is a penal code animal cruelty violation in the state of California, but the office still needs to investigate the circumstances.

5. Mupiganyi Appolinaire:

   We followed the trial carefully and the convicts had been saying that the murder was a planned one, we expected that they would get the heaviest punishment in the Rwanda penal code.