penal
adj. 刑事的,刑法上的; 與刑罰有關的; 作為刑罰場所的
Penal means relating to the punishment of criminals.
...director-general of penal affairs at the justice ministry.
司法部刑事處處長
...penal and legal systems.
刑罰和司法體制
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.
被關押在自羅馬時代以來就一直作為罪犯流放地的小島上
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.
議會可以對刑事法律的任何事項立法.
The punishments for robbery and murder are prescribed in the penal code.
對搶劫和兇殺的懲罰在刑法中有明文規定.
He visited various penal institutions in the United Kingdom in the late 1930s.
20世紀30年代末他探訪了英國各種各樣的服刑機構。
I'm comparing only your ignorance and mine about penal institutions.
我只是拿你我兩人對刑法機構的無知作個比較罷了.
Penal statutes must not be given retroactive effect.
刑法不得溯及既往.