penal law
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penal law — n 1: a law prescribing a penalty (as a fine or imprisonment) for one who violates it 2: penal code Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
PENAL LAW — Principles of Legality Under talmudic law, no act is a criminal offense and punishable as such unless laid down in express terms in the Bible (the Written Law). For this purpose, it is not sufficient that there should be a provision imposing a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Penal law — This article is about penal law as understood in the English law system. For a more general article, see criminal law. In the most general sense, penal is the body of laws that are enforced by the State in its own name and impose penalties for… … Wikipedia
penal law — 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 … Useful english dictionary
penal — pe·nal / pēn əl/ adj 1: of, relating to, or being punishment penal sanctions 2: making one (as an offender) punishable a penal offense; also: criminal (2) 3: used as a place of con … Law dictionary
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 statute — n: penal law (1); esp: a law that calls for a penalty as opposed to one providing for a remedy for a wronged party Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… … Law dictionary
penal law — collection of criminal laws, code of crimes and punishments … English contemporary dictionary
penal law — Уголовный закон … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
