penal

Meanings

Adjective

of or relating to punishment
- "penal reform"
- "penal code"

Adjective Satellite

serving as or designed to impose punishment
- "penal servitude"
subject to punishment by law
- "a penal offense"

Adj

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

Origin / Etymology

From Old French peinal, from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “punishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.

Synonyms

punishable

Scrabble Score: 7

penal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
penal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
penal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

penal is a valid Words With Friends word