penal
🇺🇸
/ˈpiːnl/
🇬🇧
/ˈpiːnl/
adjective
R
relating to punishment, especially by law
The judge ordered the criminal to serve a period of penal confinement.
R
subject to legal punishment
Smoking in public places is a penal offence.
R
extremely harsh or severe
The bank imposed penal rates on the overdue loan.
translation
relating to punishment, especially by law; subject to legal punishment; extremely harsh or severe