la paz interior (CL) 1980 Const prov. 24th trans. E threat to (internal) law and order F menace contre la paix intérieure peligrosidad V. juez de peligrosidad ... Ley de Peligrosidad ... PEN = Poder Ejecutivo Nacional pena « peine V. condenado a la pena de 16 años de prisión prescripción de la pena pena accesoria (CL) = peine accessoire pena aflictiva (CL; DO CP 1) = peine afflictive pena arbitraria Escriche legal E discretionary penalty See note to peine F peine arbitraire pena correccional (DO CP 1) = peine correctionnelle pena de policía (DO CP 1) = peine de police pena divisible E graded penalty See note to peine F peine variable La peine est fixée par le juge entre un minimum et un maximum légaux penado 1. 2. nombre adjetivo COV 10 (3), ES LOGP 1 E 1. convict* - prisoner** Note 1 * Stricto sensu convicted offender, lato sensu (ES LOGP) prisoner serving a sentence ** COV 10 (3) F 2. 1. 2. punished - sentenced condamne condamné COV 10 (3) - 804 - pena indivisible E ungraded penalty See note to peine F peine fixe pena infamante (DO CP 1) = peine infamante penal As far as criminal law is concerned, penal and criminal can be taken as synonymous, the difference between them being simply one of usage; the tendency in CA, EN, US, ZA is to use criminal, while the titles of the codes of English-speaking countries as a whole show a balance between the two (see note 2). Penal carries the connotation of punitive. Accordingly, in a criminal law context, translate F pénal and S penal as criminal, except in the title of a code or other enactment, where they should be translated literally, and except where the context emphasizes punishment, where they 