Usually means: Law governing crimes and punishments.
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General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. penal law: Wiktionary
  2. penal law: Dictionary.com
  3. Penal law (Britain), Penal law (British), Penal law: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. penal law: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition (No longer online)

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  1. Penal law: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (penal law)

▸ noun:  (law) Criminal law.

Similar:
penalty, criminal law, procedural law, book law, penal notice, policy, legal code, civil law, private law, con law, more...

Opposite:
civil law, non-criminal law, private law

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Similar:
penalty, criminal law, procedural law, book law, penal notice, policy, legal code, civil law, private law, con law, more...

Opposite:
civil law, non-criminal law, private law



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