noun
1.
a. : a law imposing a penalty (as of fine, imprisonment, loss of civil rights) on persons who do or forbear a certain act or acts
b. : the body of such laws : criminal law
2. : penal statute 2
noun
1.
a. : a law imposing a penalty (as of fine, imprisonment, loss of civil rights) on persons who do or forbear a certain act or acts
b. : the body of such laws : criminal law
2. : penal statute 2
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012