Penal vs Prison - What's the difference?
penal | prison |
Of or relating to punishment.
Subject to punishment; punishable.
Serving as a place of punishment.
A place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes, or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
(uncountable) Confinement in prison.
(colloquial) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
As an adjective penal
is penal, criminal.As a noun prison is
a place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes, or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.As a verb prison is
to imprison.penal
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Alternative forms
* * * (l) (obsolete) * (archaic) * (obsolete)Adjective
(-)- penal servitude
- a penal offence
- a penal colony
Anagrams
* ----prison
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(wikipedia prison)Noun
- The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
- Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
- The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.
