penal code

ˈpiːnəl koʊd

Definition of penal code - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

legal

official document listing crimes and their punishments

The penal code lists all major crimes and their penalties.
The penal code was revised last winter.
Consult the penal code before filing charges.

criminal code

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Expressions with penal code

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military penal code

set of laws listing crimes and punishments for armed forces members

He was charged under the military penal code for disobeying orders.

Expressions with penal

penal institution

facility where people are held as punishment for crimes

He was sentenced to five years in a penal institution.

penal system

official system a society uses to punish and manage lawbreakers

The country’s penal system focuses more on rehabilitation than on strict punishment.

military penal code

set of laws listing crimes and punishments for armed forces members

He was charged under the military penal code for disobeying orders.

penal reform

changes made to how people are punished for crimes

The government promised wide penal reform after the prison report.

penal facility

place where people are kept as punishment

The criminal was sent to a penal facility for five years.

penal law

laws related to crimes and punishments

Penal law dictates the punishment for theft.

Expressions with code

crack code

decipher or break a secret code or system

The hacker tried to crack code to access the data.

code red

highest level of danger needing immediate action

The hospital announced a code red after the accident.

code smell

characteristic in code indicating a design problem

The code smell was obvious in the outdated function.

code up

write code to make a computer program

I will code up a new app tonight.

code of silence

unspoken rule to not disclose information

The gang members followed a strict code of silence.

crack the code

understand a complex system or language

After months of study, she finally cracked the code of the ancient script.

have one's own zip code

be so large it could get its own postal code

That sandwich is so big it could have its own zip code!

area code

number identifying a telephone region

She dialed the area code before the local number.

code name

name used to secretly identify someone or something

The agent was known only by his code name.

colour code

system of colours used to classify information

The library uses a colour code to organize books by genre.

Terms with penal code included in their meaning

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IPC

acr.

acr: Indian Penal Code

rules and laws for India

penally

adv.

criminal law

in accordance with a penal code

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French:code pénal, ...
German:Strafgesetzbuch, ...
Italian:codice penale, ...
Spanish:código penal, ...
Portuguese:código penal, ...
Chinese:刑法典, ...
Japanese:刑法, ...
Arabic:قانون العُقُوبات, ...
Hebrew:חוֹק הָעוֹנְשִׁין, ...
Russian:уголовный кодекс, ...
Ukrainian:кримінальний кодекс, ...
Hindi:दंड संहिता, ...
Bengali:দণ্ডবিধি, ...
Catalan:codi penal, ...
Czech:trestní zákoník, ...
Danish:straffelov, ...
Dutch:strafwetboek, ...
Greek:ποινικός κώδικας, ...
Hungarian:büntető törvénykönyv, ...
Khmer:ក្រមព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ, ...
Korean:형법, ...
Persian:قانون جزا, ...
Polish:kodeks karny, ...
Portuguese (BR):código penal, ...
Romanian:cod penal, ...
Swedish:brottsbalk, ...
Thai:ประมวลกฎหมายอาญา, ...
Turkish:Ceza Kanunu, ...
Vietnamese:bộ luật hình sự, ...

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