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pe.nal PUNISHING5pi:7nEladj [before n]of or connected with punishment given by law作为刑罚的，有关刑罚的penal consequences/sanctions刑罚后果/制裁Many people believe that execution has no place in the penal system of a civilized society.许多人认为一个文明社会的刑罚体系中不应有死刑。He had been in and out of penal institutions (= prison) from the age of 16.从16岁起，他就出入于服刑机构。In the past, attempts to commit murder were punishable by penal servitude (= hard physical work in prison) for life.过去，企图谋杀是可以用终身服劳役处罚的。A penal code is the system of legal punishment of a country.刑法典A penal colony/penal settlement is a type of prison, which is often in a place far away from other people.流放地Penal reform is the attempt to improve the system of legal punishment.处刑改革
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