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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

pe′nal code′, [Law.]

Lawthe aggregate of statutory enactments dealing with crimes and their punishment.

1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

penal code

the codified body of the laws in any legal system that relate to crime and its punishment

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