See Also: peer group(medicine)
peer group(dictionary)
peer-to-peer(dictionary)
PEER(law)
peer(medicine)
peer(2)(dictionary)
peer(dictionary)
peer(1)(dictionary)
peer pressure(dictionary)
peer 2, verb(dictionary)

penal (oh) and peer group (oh)


penal (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: penal, from Latin poenalis, from poena 'punishment']
[only before noun] relating to the legal punishment of criminals, especially in prisons
::the penal system
penal colony/settlement
(=a special area of land where prisoners are kept)
penal servitude
law when someone is punished by being kept in prison and made to do hard physical work
BrE very severe
::penal rates of interest

peer group (oh)



n [C]
a group of people, especially people who are the same age, social class etc as yourself
::the TV shows that are popular with his peer group