Penal

pē′nal, adj. pertaining to, incurring, or constituting punishment: used for punishment.— v.t. Pē′nalise , to lay under penalty.— adv. Pē′nally .— Penal laws , laws prohibiting certain actions under penalties; Penal servitude , hard labour in a prison as a punishment for crime—introduced in England in 1853 instead of transportation; Penal statute , a statute imposing a penalty or punishment for crime. [Fr.,—L. pœnalis — pœna , Gr. poinē , punishment.]