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Words with a similar base: penal

'penal'

[penal.a.01] as in: of or relating to punishment

Examples:
penal reform
penal code

'penal'

[penal.s.01] as in: serving as or designed to impose punishment

Examples:
penal servitude

'penal'

[penal.s.02] as in: subject to punishment by law

Examples:
a penal offense

Origins

					penal (English)
└── peinal (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── penalis (Latin)
        └── poenalis (Latin)
            └── poena (Latin)
                └── ποινή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))