Penal Code

Definition: Penal Code

Penal Code

Noun

1. The legal code governing crimes and their punishment.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: Penal Code

Excuse me, officers, but I hate to ask a law enforcement official to bend the rules, especially for Penal Code 117, Section 33b, but our house is at stake. (The Brady Bunch Movie; writing credit: Betty Thomas, written by Laurice Elehwany, Rick Copp, Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner)

Prank calls are a criminal offense prosecuted under penal code 653M. (Scream 2; writing credit: Kevin Williamson)

The Penal Code (1932)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• The Penal code of the State of California : with amendments up to the end of the 1975-76 regular session of the Legislature : with appendix of other penal laws, including Uniform controlled substances act, Juvenile court law, selected sections from the Al (reference)

• Criminal Law: Model Penal Code (Turning Point Series) (reference)

• California Penal Code - 2002 Edition (reference)

• Normal Crimes: Sociological Features of the Penal Code in a Public Defender Office (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Penal Code Qwik-ref (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Children

Guatemala

However, according to the Penal Code, rape of a minor must be investigated by the Prosecutor's Office, irrespective of whether charges are pending. (references)

Liechtenstein

In February a revision of the Penal Code entered into force that makes the possession of child pornographic material a statutory offense and extends the statute of limitation for sexual offenses against children. (references)

Mozambique

Sexual abuse of a child under 16 also is illegal under the Penal Code. (references)

Civil Liberties

Egypt

The Supreme Constitutional Court agreed in 1998 to review the constitutionality of those articles of the Penal Code that specify imprisonment as a penalty for journalists convicted of libel, but had not begun hearing the case by year's end. (references)

Jordan

In October the Government adopted a series of amendments to Penal Code provisions dealing with the press. (references)

Macau

They are particularly concerned because the Penal Code does not specify sentences for such crimes, and a legal vacuum was created when a Portuguese law dealing with crimes against state security became null and void after the handover. (references)

Economic History

Guatemala

Though bribery is illegal under the penal code, corruption is a serious problem that companies encounter at nearly any level. (references)

Honduras

Two codes regulate justice and provide for penalties against corruption: the Criminal Procedures Code (CPC) and the Penal Code (PC). In a landmark reform, the National Congress approved a new CPC in February of 2000, which will come fully into effect in February of 2002. The delay in the CPC's implementation is necessary to provide training for judicial system officials, permitting them to adjust from a traditional written inquisitorial trial system to an adversarial, oral, and public trial system. (references)

Haiti

The issue of corruption is addressed by Haiti's 1987 constitution, by the civil service law, and by the 1835 penal code. (references)

Human Rights

Syria

Additionally, those suspected of political or national security offenses also may be arrested and prosecuted under ambiguous and broad articles of the Penal Code, and subsequently tried in either the criminal or security courts. (references)

Syria

Despite the existence of constitutional provisions and several Penal Code penalties for abusers, there was credible evidence that security forces continued to use torture, although to a lesser extent than in previous years. (references)

Guinea

Security forces regularly used arbitrary arrest and detention, despite procedural provisions in the Penal Code designed to safeguard detainees. (references)

Minorities

Hungary

Changes to the Penal Code have made it easier to enforce and stiffen penalties for hate crimes committed on the basis of the victim's ethnicity, race, or nationality. (references)

Spain

The Council recommended that the Government implement the antiracist provisions of the Penal Code; provide better statistics on racist attacks and vulnerable groups; deal with the marginalization of Roma and immigrants; and combat the activities of rightwing networks. (references)

Guinea

While the Constitution and the Penal Code prohibit racial or ethnic discrimination, ethnic identification is strong. (references)

Political Economy

Bulgaria

The National Assembly has passed laws to amend the Penal Code and the Criminal Procedures Code. (references)

Colombia

Colombia ratified the Second Protocol to the Geneva Conventions regarding human rights safeguards in internal civil conflicts in 1994 (the Constitutional Court upheld the ratification in a 1995 decision.) The Pastrana administration has taken action against alleged human rights violations by military personnel, and reformed the military penal code so that allegations of forced disappearance, genocide, and torture are tried in civilian, not military courts. (references)

EL SALVADOR

Copyrights are also protected by the 1993 law and the Salvadoran penal code was amended that same year to provide for criminal penalties for copyright violations. (references)

Political Rights

Turkey

Erdogan, who was convicted and served a 1999 jail term for violations of Penal Code Article 312 ("inciting religious enmity") is barred by the Constitution from being a Member of Parliament. (references)

Turkey

Three southeast HADEP mayors, who were arrested in February 2000, continue to stand trial for "supporting an illegal organization (the PKK)" under Article 169 of the Penal Code. (references)

Women

Mexico

In January the Chihuahua State legislature proposed stiffer penalties for rape, sexual abuse, and harassment, but in August revisions of the Chihuahua State Penal Code that cut the minimum sentence from 4 years to 1 year if the offender could prove that the victim had provoked the attack went into effect. (references)

Worker Rights

Bulgaria

An amendment to the Penal Code introduced longer prison sentences (to existing kidnaping penalties already in force) in those cases where the victim is under 18 years of age, is offered to another person for sexual abuse, or is trafficked abroad for sexual abuse. (references)

Mexico

Laws pertaining to trafficking in persons are Article 138 of the Immigration Law, and the Federal Organized Crime Law of the Federal Penal Code. (references)

Singapore

A 1998 amendment to the Penal Code, in response to a reported increase in cases of maid abuse, increased the punishment for confining or sexually or physically abusing a maid. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Danish

straffelovbog. (various references)

Dutch

Wetboek van Strafrecht (penal law), W.v.Str., W.v.s., SWB, Strafwetboek (penal law), Sr.. (various references)

French

CP, Code Pénal. (various references)

German

Strafgesetzbuch (Criminal Code, P.C.). (various references)

Greek 

� οινικός Kώδικας. (various references)

Hungarian

büntetőtörvénykönyv. (various references)

Italian

Codice penale (P.C.), C.P. (P.C.). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

刑法 (criminal law). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

けいほう (alarm, criminal law, warning, warning shot). (various references)

Pig Latin

enalpay odecay

Romanian

cod penal. (various references)

Russian 

уголовный кодекс (criminal code). (various references)

Spanish

CP (forecast center station, forecast centre station, P.C., payment appropriations), Código penal (Criminal Code, P.C.). (various references)

Turkish

ceza kanunu (criminal code), ceza kanunları. (various references)

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