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Recent Examples of penal The county prisoners held at the site were moved to Milwaukee County's new penal farm in what was then the Town of Franklin. Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024 The authorities pledged that the facility would be run in accordance with standard legal norms and penal practices, unlike its predecessor. Richard J. Evans, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017 On Tuesday, Jamall Rabb Russell, 39, pleaded not guilty to charges of abuse of residents of penal facilities and misconduct in public office, and Sarah Anne Margaret Ransbottom, 35, pleaded not guilty to a charge of misconduct in public office. Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024 Navalny died after languishing in Russia's brutal penal system for over 35 months. Jacob Knutson, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for penal 

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“Penal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penal. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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