penal
adjective(pe-nal)
of, relating to, or involving punishment, penalties, or punitive institutions
penal
adjective(pe-nal)
liable to punishment
penal
adjective(pe-nal)
used as a place of confinement and punishment
penal
noun(pe-nal)
a code of laws concerning crimes and offenses and their punishment
penal
noun(pe-nal)
a place where prisoners are sent to live
penal
noun(pe-nal)
a building where people are kept as punishment for a crime : prison