penal

刑罰の、刑事上の

特に法律によって科される罰に関する。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： penary, penitentiary

よく使う表現： penal code, penal system, penal colony, penal reform

法外な、過大な

罰を受けていると感じるほど、金額や費用が高い。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： exorbitant, punitive, excessive

反対語： reasonable

よく使う表現： penal interest, penal rate, penal charges, penal tax

処罰の対象となる

法律によって罰を受ける対象となる行為をいう。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： punishable

よく使う表現： penal offence, penal act