penal lawn.

Brit.

/ˌpiːnl ˈlɔː/, U.S.

/ˈpin(ə)l ˌlɔ/,

/ˈpin(ə)l ˌlɑ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penal adj.¹, law n.¹

Etymology: < penal adj.¹ + law n.¹

A law or legal system which prohibits an act and imposes a penalty for the commission of it; spec. (in English and Irish history) any of a number of laws which imposed harsh civil and legal restrictions on members of the Roman Catholic and Nonconformist churches. Cf. penal code n. at penal adj.¹ and n. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1572 Treat. Treasons against Q. Elizabeth ii. f. 170^v Her knowen Succession by penal law laboured to be brought in doubt.

1687 King James II Gracious Declar. Liberty of Conscience 2 That..the Execution of all..Penal Laws in Matters Ecclesiastical..be immediately Suspended.

1743 Vicar of Bray in New Acad. of Complements 134 When royal James obtain'd the Throne,..The Penal Laws I hooted down, And read the Declaration.

1782 E. Burke (title) Letter to a peer of Ireland on the penal laws against Irish Catholics.

1874 J. A. Froude Eng. in Ireland (1881) ix. iii. 350 The House of Commons was indignant..and clamoured for the reimposition of the Penal Laws.

1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn xiv. 187 He'll run you in—for breaking code 2762 of the Penal Law!

1990 Field Feb. 74/1 Not even the oppressive Penal Laws of the 18th century, under which no Catholic could own a horse worth more than £5, stopped the Ryans hunting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penal law
释义	penal lawn. Brit. /ˌpiːnl ˈlɔː/, U.S. /ˈpin(ə)l ˌlɔ/, /ˈpin(ə)l ˌlɑ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penal adj.¹, law n.¹ Etymology: < penal adj.¹ + law n.¹ A law or legal system which prohibits an act and imposes a penalty for the commission of it; spec. (in English and Irish history) any of a number of laws which imposed harsh civil and legal restrictions on members of the Roman Catholic and Nonconformist churches. Cf. penal code n. at penal adj.¹ and n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1572 Treat. Treasons against Q. Elizabeth ii. f. 170^v Her knowen Succession by penal law laboured to be brought in doubt. 1687 King James II Gracious Declar. Liberty of Conscience 2 That..the Execution of all..Penal Laws in Matters Ecclesiastical..be immediately Suspended. 1743 Vicar of Bray in New Acad. of Complements 134 When royal James obtain'd the Throne,..The Penal Laws I hooted down, And read the Declaration. 1782 E. Burke (title) Letter to a peer of Ireland on the penal laws against Irish Catholics. 1874 J. A. Froude Eng. in Ireland (1881) ix. iii. 350 The House of Commons was indignant..and clamoured for the reimposition of the Penal Laws. 1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn xiv. 187 He'll run you in—for breaking code 2762 of the Penal Law! 1990 Field Feb. 74/1 Not even the oppressive Penal Laws of the 18th century, under which no Catholic could own a horse worth more than £5, stopped the Ryans hunting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1572
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