penal action

penal action
penal action n: 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.

penal action
n. A suit brought to recover a statutory penalty as punishment for an offense against the public.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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