English » Polish

penal [ˈpi:nəl] ADJ

1. penal law, code:

penal
karny
penal servitude
ciężkie roboty pl
the penal system
system m penitencjarny

2. penal taxation:

penal
restrykcyjny

penal authority N LAW

penal court N LAW

penal court
sąd m karny

Usage examples with penal

penal servitude
ciężkie roboty pl
the penal system
system m penitencjarny
the penal code
kodeks karny

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In this type of society, law would be more restitutive than penal, seeking to restore rather than punish excessively.
en.wikipedia.org
In 2002, the measure became a permanent fixture in the penal code.
en.wikipedia.org
A short distance to the south-west and of presumed earlier date is a "mass rock", which would have been used for worship during penal times.
en.wikipedia.org
Over twenty years, thousands of convicts passed through the penal colony.
en.wikipedia.org
In 1986 the government closed the penal colony and opened the island to visitors.
en.wikipedia.org
This law went as far as declaring the cutting or possession of the grass to be a penal offense.
en.wikipedia.org
There were reipersecutory actions available in addition to penal actions, those actions which followed from a finding of theft but were additional to it.
en.wikipedia.org
The authorities decided to change his sentence to penal transportation.
en.wikipedia.org
With the penal colony and its barrier a thing of the past, the surrounding lands have been invaded by orcs.
en.wikipedia.org
Another traditional account is that it was invented by government scribes, in particular those involved in the justice and penal systems.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "penal" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular