penal code

noun

: a code of laws concerning crimes and offenses and their punishment

Examples of penal code in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Zoom in: Gil Cabrera, a lawyer who specializes in municipal, election and ethics law and is the former chair of San Diego's Ethics Commission, said Blain appears to have violated California penal codes section 86 and 165. —Andrew Keatts, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025

While in the vehicle, deputies prepared a citation under California penal code 602.1 (B), which covers interfering with any lawful business and refusing to leave the premises after being requested, a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail or a fine up to $400, or both. —Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025

Living in fear After years of pushing, Edgardo and his fellow campaigners were rewarded with a bittersweet victory in 2012, when the change to the penal code recognized femicide and upped the maximum sentence to life imprisonment. —Betiana Fernández Martino, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025

Guatemala’s Congress shielded Morales and, in an attempt to protect its own members and allies from prosecution, sought to reform the penal code to curb penalties for engaging in illicit campaign financing. —Adriana Beltrán, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1777, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for penal code

• afterload
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Legal Definition

penal code

noun

: a code of laws concerning crimes and their punishments