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• penal code — n: a code of laws concerning crimes and their punishments Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. penal code n. The codification …   Law dictionary

• Penal code — Penal Pe nal, a. [L. poenalis, fr. poena punishment: cf. F. p[ e]nal. See {Pain}.] Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence: as: (a) Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• penal code — penal codes N COUNT The penal code of a country consists of all the laws that are related to crime and punishment. [FORMAL] …   English dictionary

• penal code — penal .code n a set of laws and the punishments for not obeying those laws …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• penal code — penal ,code noun count a system of laws dealing with the punishment of crimes …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• penal code — n. a body of law dealing with various crimes or offenses and their legal penalties …   English World dictionary

• penal code — noun the legal code governing crimes and their punishment • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑legal code * * * noun : a code of laws concerning crimes and offenses and their punishment * * * Law. the aggregate of statutory enactments… …   Useful english dictionary

• penal code —    Criminal legislation in Spain until 1996 was governed by the Penal Code of 1848. In 1995, the parliament approved a completely revised code, designed to bring together the various modifications enacted since 1848, and to adapt the criminal law …   Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

• penal code — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms penal code : singular penal code plural penal codes legal a system of laws dealing with the punishment of crimes …   English dictionary

• Penal code — A penal code is a portion of a state s laws defining crimes and specifying the punishment. Other parts of the laws of a given state can define crimes and punishments, such as a traffic code or a building safety code, or laws addressing… …   Wikipedia

• Penal Code (Singapore) — The Penal Code of Singapore [Singapore Statute | c ed = 1985] sets out general principles of the criminal law of Singapore, as well as the elements and penalties of common criminal offences such as homicide, theft and cheating. The Penal Code… …   Wikipedia