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Main Entry: penal action
Function: noun
: an action by the state or a private party that is for the purpose of imposing a statutorily prescribed penalty on one who violates a law and that is punitive rather than remedial in nature; also : a criminal prosecution
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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