penal

Example Sentences

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“As well as realistic criminal investigation when they’ve committed a crime in violation of a penal code.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Just over a year later, he died in the Polar Wolf penal colony above the Arctic Circle.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Before Saturday's announcement, Navalny's wife Yulia Navalnaya had consistently argued that her husband was killed by poisoning while serving a prison sentence in an Arctic penal colony in 2024.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

The punishment for which in Colombia is a prison sentence of between 26 to 45 years, according to the country's penal code.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

“It is not a penal statute. It cannot be said, as contended, that the act divides a natural class of persons into two.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee