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penal code

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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

pen pusher, pen-, pen-based, pen., penal, penal code, penal servitude, penalize, penalty, penalty area, penalty box
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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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