A penal code is a set of statutes that concern criminal offenses (e.g., California Penal Code, Texas Penal Code). A penal institution is a place where people who have been convicted of committing criminal offenses are confined.
A state or country's penal code defines its crimes and describes its punishments. During the 18th and 19th centuries, many countries established penal colonies, where criminals were sent as punishment.
of or relating to punishment, as for crimes or offenses: a penal code. See -pen-. of, pertaining to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses. prescribing punishment: penal laws. constituting punishment: He survived the years of penal hardship. used as a place of confinement and punishment: a penal colony.
This term is often used in the context of law and justice systems, such as penal codes (laws and regulations specifying punishments for crimes) or penal institutions (prisons or correctional facilities).
2.4U.S. conquest and the California Republic. 2.5Early American period. 2.5.1California genocide. 2.61900–present.
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