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poena meaning in English

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poena [poenae] (1st) F
noun

penalty, punishmentnoun

revenge / retributionnoun

Poenus [Poena, Poenum] adjective

Carthaginian, Punicadjective

of / associated w / Carthageadjective

Phoenicianadjective
[UK: fə.ˈniː.ʃən] [US: fə.ˈniː.ʃən]

scarlet, bright redadjective

culpam poena premit comes phrase

crime doesn't pay(if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it)
phrase

mortis poena noun
{f}

death penalty [death penalties](state punishment of death, see also: capital punishment)
noun
[UK: deθ ˈpenl.ti] [US: ˈdeθ ˈpe.nəl.ti]