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Synonyms for penal code


Grammar : Noun



Définition of penal code

  • As in Napoleonic code : noun legal code
Example sentences :
  • You cannot touch him until he transgresses the limits of the penal code.
  • Extract from : « Foma Gordyeff » by Maxim Gorky
  • It was intended as an introduction to the plan of a penal code.
  • Extract from : « The English Utilitarians, Volume I. » by Leslie Stephen
  • While the penal code was in force Irish priests were educated abroad.
  • Extract from : « The Political History of England - Vol. X. » by William Hunt
  • The same year saw the beginning of a relaxation of the penal code.
  • Extract from : « The Political History of England - Vol. X. » by William Hunt
  • He rang for Bonifazio and sent him out to buy the Penal Code.
  • Extract from : « Pietro Ghisleri » by F. (Francis) Marion Crawford
  • His whole life is based on brute-power, the penal code, and—orders.
  • Extract from : « John Brown » by Captain R. W. Campbell
  • The Greek penal code has been adopted with some modifications.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 » by Various
  • This does not justify the wise law-giver in making them a part of the penal code.
  • Extract from : « Crime: Its Cause and Treatment » by Clarence Darrow
  • In the case of a crisis, a return to the penal code would not be impossible.
  • Extract from : « The Man Who Laughs » by Victor Hugo
  • The penal code, with all its malign influence, had one good effect.
  • Extract from : « The Land-War In Ireland (1870) » by James Godkin

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