Penal and Prison

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Penal adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.

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Prison and penal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prison" instead the word "Penal" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: penalize, penalty, penalization, penally

Prison noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.

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Penal and prison are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Penal" instead the word "Prison" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: prisoner, prisoned, prisoning

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