English-Portuguese translations for penal

• penal
  Na Grécia, dizem-nos que é necessário fazer alterações ao direito penal. Greece reports that it needs to amend its penal law.
  Senhor Presidente, o código penal tem duas funções.Mr President, penal law has two functions.

Definition of penal

• Of or relating to punishment
• Subject to punishment; punishable
• Serving as a place of punishment
• Exorbitant

Examples

• penal servitude
• a penal offence
• a penal colony
• a penal rate of interest.

Related words

• penalty
• propenal
• penalise
• penalties
• penalize
• penalization
• penally
• penalisation
• depenalization