penal taxation

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• penal — adj. 1 a of or concerning punishment or its infliction (penal laws; a penal sentence; a penal colony). b (of an offence) punishable, esp. by law. 2 extremely severe (penal taxation). Phrases and idioms: penal servitude hist. imprisonment with… …   Useful english dictionary

• penal — adjective 1 (only before noun) connected with the legal punishment of criminals, especially in prisons: penal reform | the penal system | penal colony/settlement (=a special area of land where prisoners are kept) | penal servitude law (=a period… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• penal — adjective 1》 relating to or prescribing the punishment of offenders under the legal system.     ↘(of an act or offence) punishable by law. 2》 (especially of taxation or interest rates) extremely severe. Derivatives penally adverb Origin ME: from… …   English new terms dictionary

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• redistribution of property —    looting    Not penal taxation of the rich but Second World War use of soldiers in Europe:     He didn t call it stealing though, redistribution of property he called it. (Price, 1978) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

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