Criminal is an adjective linked to legislation or the punishment of those responsible for a crime.
Criminal is a term that can be used as an adjective to refer to what is related to legislation or the punishments that arise from the clarification of a crime . The branch of law linked to crimes, in fact, is known as criminal law .
For example: "The matter is in the hands of the criminal justice system" , "The lawyer maintained that his client's conduct is not classified in the Penal Code" , "It is most likely that the accused will receive a civil and not a criminal punishment" .
It should be noted that the word that concerns us now has its etymological origin in Latin. And it is derived from the term poenalis , which can be translated as "related to the fine" and is made up of the following parts: the noun poena , which is synonymous with "fine" ; and the suffix -al , which is used to indicate "relative to" .
Criminal law
Criminal law refers to the group of legal norms responsible for establishing the punishment that corresponds to those who commit certain offenses. Included in this orbit, therefore, are the laws approved by the State that classify crimes and their corresponding punishments, as well as the procedures that allow these sanctions to be applied.
The Penal Code , for its part, is the compendium of all those punitive regulations that state authorities can apply. The goal of this compilation is to eliminate redundant regulations and potential gaps in law enforcement.
Along these lines we cannot forget the existence of what is known as the International Criminal Court . It is also called the International Criminal Court and is the court created by different countries worldwide that aims to prosecute people who are accused of serious crimes against humanity. Genocides or terrorism are thus some of the cases that are addressed in this supranational institution.
In soccer, the penalty kick is a type of free kick.
a prison
As a noun, penal can be synonymous with prison or jail : "Fabián's murderer has been in prison for eight years," "After being arrested, López was transferred to a maximum security prison."
There are many types of prisons of this type that exist throughout the world and that have become known for different peculiarities, such as the prisoners they have housed, the escapes or attempted escapes that have taken place in them:
- San Quentin State Penitentiary . California is where this penitentiary institution is located, which is known for being the only one in the state that has a death row for men.
- Alcatraz Prison . Al Capone fue uno de los presos más importantes que ha albergado este lugar, ubicado también en California , que fue escenario de singulares intentos de fugas.
Penalty in football
In football and other sports, finally, a penalty or penalty is a free kick that is sanctioned when certain infractions are committed in the area.
When a penalty kick is taken, no defender can come between the ball and the goalkeeper. It must be stated that this type of action within the field of football is also known as a penalty kick .