penal
adj. 刑事的,刑法上的; 与刑罚有关的; 作为刑罚场所的
Penal means relating to the punishment of criminals.
...director-general of penal affairs at the justice ministry.
司法部刑事处处长
...penal and legal systems.
刑罚和司法体制
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.
被关押在自罗马时代以来就一直作为罪犯流放地的小岛上
1. of or relating to punishment;
2. serving as or designed to impose punishment;
3. subject to punishment by law;
Parliament may legislate on any matter of penal law.
议会可以对刑事法律的任何事项立法.
The punishments for robbery and murder are prescribed in the penal code.
对抢劫和凶杀的惩罚在刑法中有明文规定.
He visited various penal institutions in the United Kingdom in the late 1930s.
20世纪30年代末他探访了英国各种各样的服刑机构。
I'm comparing only your ignorance and mine about penal institutions.
我只是拿你我两人对刑法机构的无知作个比较罢了.
Penal statutes must not be given retroactive effect.
刑法不得溯及既往.