Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - penal
Связанные словари
Penal
penal
adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin poenalis, from poena punishment — more at pain Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or involving punishment, ~ties, or punitive institutions 2. liable to punishment a ~ offense 3. used as a place of confinement and punishment a ~ colony • ~ly adverb
Рейтинг статьи:
См. в других словарях
1.
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 compulsory labour. Derivatives penally adv. Etymology: ME f. OF penal or L poenalis f. poena PAIN ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. наказуемый (законом); уголовный penal act —- уголовно наказуемый поступок (-ое действие) penal of fence —- уголовное преступление penal battalion —- воен. штрафной батальон penal code —- уголовный кодекс penal servitude —- каторжные работы penal colony (settlement) —- ист. штрафная колония P. Laws —- ист. законы против папистов и нонконформистов P. Code —- ист. законы против папистов (в Ирландии) 2. в грам. знач. сущ.: разг. срок тюремного заключения или каторжных работ to get a penal —- получить срок he got five years penal —- он приговорен к пяти годам каторжных работ ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
servitude каторжные работы PENAL adj. 1) уголовный; карательный; - penal servitude 2) уголовно наказуемый (о преступлении) ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
1. Penal means relating to the punishment of criminals. ...director-general of penal affairs at the justice ministry. ...penal and legal systems. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. A penal institution or colony is one where criminals are kept as punishment. ...imprisoned on an island that has served as a penal colony since Roman times. ADJ: ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ adj 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 of being kept in prison with hard physical work)) 2 only before noun a penal offence can be punished by the law 3 very severe (penal rates of taxation) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- 1439, from M.Fr. peinal, from M.L. penalis, from L. poenalis "pertaining to punishment," from poena "punishment." Penalty is mid-15c. from M.Fr. penalitй, from M.L. poenalitatem (nom. poenalitas), from L. poenalis. Penalize formed in Eng. 1868. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
Вопрос-ответ:
Похожие слова
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 1643 | |
2 | 1487 | |
3 | 1246 | |
4 | 1245 | |
5 | 1133 | |
6 | 1092 | |
7 | 1029 | |
8 | 1014 | |
9 | 1013 | |
10 | 978 | |
11 | 977 | |
12 | 949 | |
13 | 936 | |
14 | 920 | |
15 | 854 | |
16 | 817 | |
17 | 812 | |
18 | 794 | |
19 | 783 | |
20 | 751 |