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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
penal code
noun
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▪ At the start, parliamentarians were given different versions of the penal code to discuss.
▪ But lawyers, investigators and police have only contempt for the penal code, in force since Jan. 1.
▪ But what needs to be changed is the spirit of the penal code.
▪ Euthanasia technically remained a criminal offence subject to a minimum prison sentence of 12 years under Article 293 of the penal code.
▪ Self-defacement, inciting anti-Soviet attitudes, it's all in the penal code.
▪ This law includes amendments to the penal code and the conditional release of approximately 38,000 prisoners.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Penal code

Penal \Pe"nal\, a. [L. poenalis, fr. poena punishment: cf. F. p['e]nal. See Pain.] Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence: as:

  1. Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code.

  2. Incurring punishment; subject to a penalty; as, a penalact of offense.

  3. Inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment; as, a penal colony or settlement. ``Adamantine chains and penal fire.''
    --Milton.

    Penal code (Law), a code of laws concerning crimes and offenses and their punishment.

    Penal laws, Penal statutes (Law), laws prohibited certain acts, and imposing penalties for committing them.

    Penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor, in a prison, in lieu of transportation. [Great Brit.]

    Penal suit, Penal action (Law), a suit for penalties.

Wiktionary
penal code

n. A criminal code.

WordNet
penal code

n. the legal code governing crimes and their punishment

Wikipedia
Penal Code (Singapore)

The Penal Code of Singapore sets out general principles of the criminal law of Singapore, as well as the elements and penalties of common criminal offences such as homicide, theft and cheating. The Penal Code does not exhaustively define all the criminal offences applicable in Singapore – a large number of these are created by other statutes such as the Arms Offences Act, Kidnapping Act, Misuse of Drugs Act and Vandalism Act.

Penal code (South Korea)

Penal code of Korea is composed with two parts, a general regulation and each crime. In general regulations, there are four parts, 1. Application scope of Criminal law, 2. Crime, 3. Punishment, 4. Duration. In the part of each crime, it defines 42 crimes.

Penal Code (Malaysia)

The Penal Code is a law that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Malaysia. Its official long title is "An Act relating to criminal offences" [Throughout Malaysia—31 March 1976, Act A327; P.U. (B) 139/1976]. The sole jurisdiction of Parliament of Malaysia is established over criminal law in Malaysia.