Dictionary Check: penal

"penal" is a valid word!

Scrabble 7 points
Words with Friends 10 points

Definition

adjective

of or relating to punishment

Example: "penal reform"
adjective

serving as or designed to impose punishment

Example: "penal servitude"
adjective

(of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law

Example: "a penal offense"
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