Criminal :
penal
Synonyms :
Unlawful, Deplorable, Condemnable, Felonious, Lawbreaker, Outlaw
Unlawful, Deplorable, Condemnable, Felonious, Lawbreaker, Outlaw
English Meaning :
(Noun : Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
(Adjective : Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure)
(Noun : Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
(Adjective : Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure)
Example : The police say they are still ÔÇÿtrying to sort out whether it is a criminal or a civil matterÔÇÖ.
The police say they are still ÔÇÿtrying to sort out whether it is a criminal or a civil matterÔÇÖ.
Word Example from TV Shows :

I'm hell-bent on catching
a cyber CRIMINAL, not the common cold.
The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 19

I'm hell-bent on catching
a cyber CRIMINAL, not the common cold.
The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 19
Penal :
penal
Synonyms :
Disciplinary, Exorbitant, Punishable
Disciplinary, Exorbitant, Punishable
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Of or relating to punishment)
(Adjective : Of or relating to punishment)
Example : The power of the court to discharge an order giving permission to proceed, made on an application without notice to the other side, on the ground of non-disclosure, is a disciplinary, indeed penal , jurisdiction.
The power of the court to discharge an order giving permission to proceed, made on an application without notice to the other side, on the ground of non-disclosure, is a disciplinary, indeed penal , jurisdiction.
Word Example from TV Shows :

by the judge and the prosecution, without
using the PENAL code as toilet paper...
Money Heist Season 1, Episode 11

by the judge and the prosecution, without
using the PENAL code as toilet paper...
Money Heist Season 1, Episode 11