penal
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Old French peinal, from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinē, “punishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoyneh₂.
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penal (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to punishment.
- penal servitude
- Subject to punishment; punishable.
- a penal offence
- Serving as a place of punishment.
- a penal colony
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[edit] Catalan
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- Rhymes: -aɫ
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penal m. and f. (plural penals)
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From Late Latin poenālis.
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penal m. and f. (plural penales)
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- English terms derived from Old French
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- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- Catalan words suffixed with -al
- Catalan adjectives
- Spanish terms derived from Late Latin
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