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Penal vs Laojiao - What's the difference?

penal | laojiao |

As an adjective penal

is penal, criminal.

As a noun laojiao is

a system of administrative detentions in the people's republic of china in which penal labour is done for a small salary, generally used to detain people who have committed minor crimes.

penal

English

Alternative forms

* * * (l) (obsolete) * (archaic) * (obsolete)

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or relating to punishment.
    • penal servitude
  • Subject to punishment; punishable.
    • a penal offence
  • Serving as a place of punishment.
    • a penal colony

    Related terms

    * penality (rare) * penalty

    Anagrams

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    laojiao

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia laojiao)
  • A system of administrative detentions in the People's Republic of China in which penal labour is done for a small salary, generally used to detain people who have committed minor crimes.