Penal

Pronunciation

• IPA: /piːnÉ™l/
• Rhymes: -iːnÉ™l

Alternative forms

• pænal archaic, hypercorrect
• pænall obsolete, hypercorrect
• penall obsolete
• pÅ“nal archaic
• pÅ“nall obsolete

Origin

Old French peinal, from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena ("punishment"), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinē, "punishment"), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoyneh₂.

Full definition of penal

Adjective

1. Of or relating to punishment.penal servitude
2. Subject to punishment; punishable.a penal offence
3. Serving as a place of punishment.a penal colony

Related terms

• penality rare
• penalty

Anagrams

• Alpen, Nepal, panel, plane, plena