penal

penale

Relativo alle punizioni, soprattutto quelle previste dalla legge.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: penary, penitentiary

Espressioni comuni: penal code, penal system, penal colony, penal reform

esorbitante, proibitivo

Talmente alto o costoso da sembrare una punizione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: exorbitant, punitive, excessive

Contrari: reasonable

Espressioni comuni: penal interest, penal rate, penal charges, penal tax

punibile

Detto di un atto per cui si può essere puniti dalla legge.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: punishable

Espressioni comuni: penal offence, penal act