penal
adjective7 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.6
penal code8.0
a set of laws concerning crimes and their punishments
penal system8.0
the system of laws, courts, and prisons used for punishing criminals
penal reform7.0
the process of making improvements to a country's penal system
a punishment imposed for breaking a law
penal colony6.0
a remote settlement used to exile prisoners and separate them from the general population
a place like a prison where people are confined as punishment
a place, often remote, where convicts were sent to live