- penal - of or relating to punishment; "penal reform"; "penal code"
- penal - serving as or designed to impose punishment; "penal servitude"; "a penal colony"
Antonym: rehabilitative (indirect, via punitive)
- penal, punishable - subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense"
Antonym: legal (indirect, via illegal)
- penal - serving as or designed to impose punishment; "penal servitude"; "a penal colony"