penally

Variant of penal

adjective

  1. of, for, or constituting punishment, esp. legal punishment
  2. specifying or prescribing punishment: a penal code
  3. making a person liable to punishment: a penal offense

Origin: ME < L poenalis < poena, punishment (> pain) < Gr poinē, penalty, fine < IE *kwoina, punishment < base *kwei-, to heed, respect, avenge > Sans cáyatē, (he) avenges, Lith káina, price

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