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Pronunciation / Transliteration: keiji no
"彼らは刑事責任を問われた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to, enforcing, or inflicting punishment, especially as authorized by a legal system.
"The government introduced harsher penal measures to combat organized crime." - 2
Subject to or liable to punishment.
"Tax evasion carries severe penal consequences under the new legislation."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin poena meaning 'pain', 'punishment', or 'penalty', entering Middle English via Old French penal. Over time, its semantic scope evolved from general retributive suffering to strictly pertain to legal laws, courts, and the punishment of crimes.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Penal"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Penal" is said worldwide
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pénal
Transliteration: /pe.nal/
"Le code pénal définit les crimes et les délits."
strafrechtlich
Transliteration: /ˈʃtʁaːfˌʁɛçtlɪç/
"Er wurde wegen strafrechtlicher Vergehen verurteilt."
penale
Transliteration: /ˈpɛ.na.le/
"Ha affrontato un processo penale."
penal
Transliteration: /peˈnal/
"El sistema penal necesita una reforma profunda."
penal
Transliteration: /peˈnaw/
"O direito penal regula as infrações e punições."
दंड संबंधित
Transliteration: dand sambandhit
Script: दंड से संबंधित
"यह एक गंभीर दंड संबंधी मामला है।"
刑事的
Transliteration: xíngshì de
"他面临着刑事指控。"
형벌의
Transliteration: hyeongbeorui
"그는 형벌의 책임을 면할 수 없었다."
刑事の
Transliteration: keiji no
"彼らは刑事責任を問われた。"
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