| word | penal |
|---|---|
| definition | Having to do with punishment or penalties, or institutions where punishment is given. |
| eg_sentence | The classic novels Les Misérables and The Count of Monte Cristo portray the terrible conditions in French penal institutions in the 19th century. |
| explanation | A state or country's penal code defines its crimes and describes its punishments. During the 18th and 19th centuries, many countries established penal colonies, where criminals were sent as punishment. Often these were unbearably severe; but it was to such colonies that some of Australia's and the United States' early white inhabitants came, and the convicts provided labor for the European settlement of these lands |
| IPA | ˈpinəl |
Tags: mwvb::unit:10, mwvb::unit:10:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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