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(pē'nəl) 
adj.
adj.
- Of, relating to, or prescribing punishment, as for breaking the law.
- Subject to punishment; legally punishable: a penal offense.
- Serving as or constituting a means or place of punishment: penal servitude; a penal colony.
[Middle English, from Old French peinal and from Medieval Latin pēnālis, both from Latin poenālis, from poena, penalty, from Greek poinē.]
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Punishable; inflicting a punish- ment.
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| Penal Peñeraal |
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|---|---|
| — Town — | |
| Corporation | Penal-Debe Regional Corporation |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Government | |
| • love | |
| Time zone | AST (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 647 |
Peneral (originally Peñeraal of a Spanish origin) is a town in south Trinidad. It lies south of San Fernando and Debe, and north of Siparia. Originally a rice and cocoa producing area, Penal has grown into an important town in the past few years and is now a desirable place for corporate expansion. The population is 12,281 people.[1]
Penal is largely considered to be dominated by the East Indian descendants, more commonly referred to as Indians. The heart of Penal contains many businesses while the outskirts focus on agricultural development. Commercially, Penal has a police station, branches of two banks (Scotiabank and Republic Bank), health facilities, photo studios, fast food restaurants, a gas station and clothing stores as well as many schools, thus providing reasonably well for its populace.
Penal plays a major role in the energy supply to the nation's populace. Petrotrin, the national oil company, has a major sub-unit in Clarke Road and the National Gas Company has many gas lines running through Penal that links the gas fields of the South East Coast and the industrial estates. One of the countries three major power generating plants owned by Powergen Ltd is located at Syne Village to the west of Penal. This area is also known for the High Schools located in the Penal-Debe area. It is one of the areas in Trinidad that has the most schools. Penal is also known for the Doubles, Roti and Aloo-Pies which will always be packed with costumers for dilicious Cuisine. If you want culture Penal is one of the places to be.
Penal is administered by the Penal-Debe Regional Corporation.
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Coordinates: 10°10′N 61°28′W / 10.167°N 61.467°W
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Penal
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - strafbar, kriminel
idioms:
- penal code straffelov
- penal servitude strafarbejde
Nederlands (Dutch)
straf-, strafbaar, zeer ernstig
Français (French)
adj. - pénal, pénitentiaire
idioms:
- penal code code pénal
- penal servitude (Hist) travaux forcés
Deutsch (German)
adj. - strafbar, Straf-
idioms:
- penal code Strafgesetzbuch
- penal servitude Zwangsarbeit
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (νομ.) ποινικός
idioms:
- penal code (νομ.) ποινικός κώδικας
- penal servitude (νομ.) καταναγκαστικά έργα
idioms:
- penal code codice penale
- penal servitude lavori forzati
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - penal
idioms:
- penal code código penal
- penal servitude trabalhos forçados
idioms:
- penal code уголовный кодекс
- penal servitude исправител- ьно-трудовые работы
Español (Spanish)
adj. - penal, castigable
idioms:
- penal code código penal
- penal servitude trabajos forzados
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fångvårds-, straff-, straffbar
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
刑的, 刑法上的, 刑罚的
idioms:
- penal code 刑法, 刑法典
- penal servitude 监禁和劳役合并的一种, 劳役刑
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 刑的, 刑法上的, 刑罰的
idioms:
- penal code 刑法, 刑法典
- penal servitude 監禁和勞役合併的一種, 勞役刑
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 刑罰の, 刑事上の, 非常に厳しい
idioms:
- penal code 刑法典
- penal servitude 懲役
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) جزائي, عقابي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - של עונשין, בר-עונש, חמור, קשה, פלילי, לא-נעים
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