- penal code
- A division of the statutory law of a jurisdiction comprehensive of crimes and criminal proceedings. A model code proposed by the American Law Institute.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
penal code
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penal code — n: a code of laws concerning crimes and their punishments Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. penal code n. The codification … Law 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: (a) Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penal code — penal codes N COUNT The penal code of a country consists of all the laws that are related to crime and punishment. [FORMAL] … English dictionary
penal code — penal .code n a set of laws and the punishments for not obeying those laws … Dictionary of contemporary English
penal code — penal ,code noun count a system of laws dealing with the punishment of crimes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
penal code — n. a body of law dealing with various crimes or offenses and their legal penalties … English World dictionary
penal code — noun the legal code governing crimes and their punishment • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑legal code * * * noun : a code of laws concerning crimes and offenses and their punishment * * * Law. the aggregate of statutory enactments… … Useful english dictionary
penal code — Criminal legislation in Spain until 1996 was governed by the Penal Code of 1848. In 1995, the parliament approved a completely revised code, designed to bring together the various modifications enacted since 1848, and to adapt the criminal law … Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
penal code — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms penal code : singular penal code plural penal codes legal a system of laws dealing with the punishment of crimes … English dictionary
Penal code — A penal code is a portion of a state s laws defining crimes and specifying the punishment. Other parts of the laws of a given state can define crimes and punishments, such as a traffic code or a building safety code, or laws addressing… … Wikipedia
Penal Code (Singapore) — The Penal Code of Singapore [Singapore Statute | c ed = 1985] 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… … Wikipedia
