penal

pénal

Qui concerne les sanctions, surtout celles prévues par la loi.

En anglais simple : Related to punishment, especially punishment given by the law.

• The country changed its penal code.
• Prison conditions are central to penal reform.
• The island once served as a penal colony.

Synonymes : penary, penitentiary

Expressions courantes : penal code, penal system, penal colony, penal reform

exorbitant, prohibitif

Si élevé ou si cher que cela donne l’impression d’une punition.

En anglais simple : So high or expensive that it feels like a punishment.

• The bank charged penal interest.
• Small businesses faced penal borrowing rates.
• Customers complained about the penal charges for late payment.

Synonymes : exorbitant, punitive, excessive

Contraires : reasonable

Expressions courantes : penal interest, penal rate, penal charges, penal tax

punissable

Se dit d’un acte pour lequel la loi prévoit une sanction.

En anglais simple : Describing an act for which someone can be punished by law.

• The act was a penal offence.
• The statute lists several penal offences.
• Conduct once treated as a penal offence is now legal.

Synonymes : punishable

Expressions courantes : penal offence, penal act