penal

Meaning

Adjective

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

Origin

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

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