Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
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Penal
/ˈpiːnəl/
Synonyms for "penal" (38 found)
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Adjective(5 words)
Noun(2 words)
criminal law casecriminal sentencing
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Adjective(4 words)
Noun(7 words)
criminal statutescriminal-justice systemscriminal-lawcriminal-law casecriminal-law classcriminal-law conceptcriminal-law statute
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Adjective(6 words)
Noun(6 words)
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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2 entriescriminal sanctionpenal code
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6 entriescriminal sanctionpenal codepenal colonypenal lawpenal measurespenal system
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2 entriesmore penalmost penal
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No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
Source: tatoeba (554683)
Criminal law, also known as penal law, involves prosecution for an act that has been classified as a crime.
Source: tatoeba (624495)
This violates about a million penal codes and every holy book there is.
Source: tatoeba (718050)
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