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noun Law.

the aggregate of statutory enactments dealing with crimes and their punishment.

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Origin of penal code

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby penal code

pemmican, pemoline, pemphigus, pen, penal, penal code, penalize, penal servitude, penalty, penalty area, penalty box

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How to use penal code in a sentence

That is until the San Diego district attorney used an obscure penal code in 2014 to jail Harvey.
San Diego 101 Podcast: Your Role in Local Government|Maya Srikrishnan|October 5, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Based on a true story” is film code for “this may or may not have happened, but almost certainly not in this way.
Wrestler Mark Schultz Hates the ‘Sickening and Insulting Lies’ of ‘Foxcatcher’|Rich Goldstein|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Brazil people color code their underwear according to their needs.
New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Krivov was sentenced to serve four years at a general regime penal colony for his fight for freedom and human rights.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

These addresses were used by whoever carried out the attack to control the malware and can be found in the malware code itself.
No, North Korea Didn’t Hack Sony|Marc Rogers|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The source code for the original “Shamoon” malware is widely known to have leaked.
No, North Korea Didn’t Hack Sony|Marc Rogers|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is no part of the present essay to attempt to detail the particulars of a code of social legislation.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The minimum wage law ought to form, in one fashion or another, a part of the code of every community.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Since the examination of this harbour, a penal settlement has been formed, and a pilot appointed to conduct vessels in and out.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Plato, dissatisfied with the laws of his country, wrote out a code of morals and laws which he thought much better.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
The objectors consider it to be a most selfish doctrine without any warrant in the civilised code of morality.
Third class in Indian railways|Mahatma Gandhi

British Dictionary definitions for penal code

penal code

noun

the codified body of the laws in any legal system that relate to crime and its punishment

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