[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

penal \pe"nal\, a. l. poenalis, fr. poena punishment: cf. f.
   p'enal. see pain.
   of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes
   and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence: as:
   a enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue;
       the penal code.
   b incurring punishment; subject to a penalty; as, a penal
       act or offense.
   c inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment;
       as, a penal colony or settlement. "adamantine chains and
       penal fire." --milton.
       1913 webster

   penal code law, a code of laws concerning crimes and
      offenses and their punishment.

   penal laws, penal statutes law, laws prohibiting
      certain acts, and imposing penalties for committing them.
      

   penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor, in a prison,
      in lieu of transportation. great brit.

   penal suit, penal action law, a suit for penalties.
      1913 webster
see also:
pain penal code penal laws penal statutes penal servitude penal suit 
penal action 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

penal
     adj 1: of or relating to punishment; "penal reform"; "penal code"
     2: serving as or designed to impose punishment; "penal
        servitude"; "a penal colony"
     3: subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense" syn: punishable
see also:
punishable 

[3] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

penal. that which may be punished; that which inflicts a punishment. 

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Penal Reform International (PRI)
...An information page for the activities of penal reform international. ... ..
http://www.penalreform.org/, score=100, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 12:12 pm

The Penal Lexicon Home Page
...... criminal justice and penal affairs. Primarily the focus is on prisons ... ..
http://www.penlex.org.uk/, score=99, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 10:12 pm

Penal Code
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http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/petoc.html, score=96, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 2:47 am

The Howard League for Penal Reform: home page
...... in penal custody and to end the unnecessary use of penal custody for ... On 22 June the Howard League for Penal Reform honoured the winners of ... ..
http://www.howardleague.org/, score=94, date indexed=January 19, 2006, 4:10 pm

Irish Penal Laws
...PENAL LAWS. From the consolidation of English power in 1691 until well ... of statutes known as the Penal Laws. This site contains the texts of ... ..
http://www.law.umn.edu/irishlaw/, score=94, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 7:34 pm

Direito Penal
...DIREITO PENAL, CIÊNCIA DO DIREITO PENAL E “PODER PUNITIVO ESTATAL” -. ... à Luz do Direito Penal e Processual Penal. Vítima e Direito Penal. Ed ... ..
http://www.direitopenal.adv.br/, score=93, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 11:52 am

PRI presentation
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http://www.penalreform.org/english/frset_pre_en.htm, score=91, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 2:42 pm

Irish Penal Reform Trust: About Us
...The Irish Penal Reform Trust is Ireland's leading non-governmental ... Copyright © 2005 Irish Penal Reform Trust. Site developed by Phoenix ... ..
http://www.penal-reform.ie/, score=90, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 11:32 pm

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