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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