penal

Example Sentences

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“As well as realistic criminal investigation when they’ve committed a crime in violation of a penal code.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

By episode three, the Doctor has stolen a vital component needed for the conquest, but after leaving Kembel they are forced to land on penal planet Desperus - pursued by the Daleks.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Traces of epibatidine were found in samples from Navalny's body and highly likely resulted in his death in a Siberian penal colony two years ago, the UK Foreign Office said.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

The punishment for which in Colombia is a prison sentence of between 26 to 45 years, according to the country's penal code.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Wittingly or unwittingly, they found themselves complicit in the emergence of a penal system unprecedented in world history.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander