penal code

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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

The government says it will focus on tax, labor and penal code reforms in the coming extraordinary session of Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Vietnam was the first to legally state in its penal code that “Ecocide, destroying the natural environment, whether committed in time of peace or war, constitutes a crime against humanity.”

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

It would also clear up some ambiguity in the state’s penal code on animal cruelty that makes it a misdemeanor to abandon an animal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

We seek to prevent, in some measure, the extension of the penal code, by inspiring a salutary and conservative principle of virtue, and of knowledge, in an early age.

From The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) by Various