penal
🇺🇸
/ˈpiːnl/
🇬🇧
/ˈpiːnl/
adjective
R
relating to punishment, especially by law
The judge ordered the criminal to serve a period of penal confinement.
法官命令罪犯服刑。
R
subject to legal punishment
Smoking in public places is a penal offence.
在公共场所吸烟是违法行为。
R
extremely harsh or severe
The bank imposed penal rates on the overdue loan.
银行对逾期贷款征收罚息。
translation
刑法的, 应受惩罚的, 极其严厉的