Difference between Illegal and Penal

ILLEGAL vs PENAL: NOUN

Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.
Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
Forbidden by established rules
Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral
Unacceptable to or not performable by a computer.
Prohibited by official rules.
Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
Prohibited by law.

Not legal; contrary to law; unlawful; illicit: as, an illegal act; illegal commerce.
Synonyms Illegal, Felonious, etc. (See criminal.) Unlawful, Illegitimate, etc. (See lawful.)

(of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law
Of or pertaining to punishment.
Constituting punishment; inflicted as a punishment.
Subject to penalty; incurring punishment: as, penal neglect.
Used as a place of punishment: as, a penal settlement.
In a more general sense, those statutes which impose a new liability for the doing or omitting of an act. Thus, a statute making the officers of a corporation personally liable for its debts if they neglect to file an annual report of its affairs is apenal statute.
Payable or forfeitable as a punishment, as on account of breach of contract, etc.: as, a penal sum.

Misbranded, Extrajudicial, Bootleg, Smuggled, Punishable, Outlaw, Ineligible, Criminal, Illegitimate, Contraband, Banned, Outlawed, Prohibited, Illicit, Unlawful

Punishments, Sentences, Punishment, Justice, Criminal, Prison, Borstal, Correctional, Penitentiary, Prisons, Judicial, Punitory, Illegal, Punishable, Punitive

Misbranded, Extrajudicial, Bootleg, Smuggled, Punishable, Outlaw, Ineligible, Criminal, Illegitimate, Contraband, Banned, Outlawed, Prohibited, Illicit, Unlawful

Repressive, Sentences, Punishment, Justice, Criminal, Prison, Borstal, Correctional, Penitentiary, Prisons, Judicial, Punitory, Illegal, Punishable, Punitive

Osuna talked about the problems of illegal immigration, including the recent police beating of several illegal immigrants.
Illegal Drugs: Any person suspected with or caught using illegal drugs before departure will not be allowed on the ride.
Notably, California has a general whistleblower protection statute that protects employees who disclose illegal activity or refuse to participate in illegal activities.
For instance, a contract may be considered illegal if it involves the sale and delivery of illegal narcotics.
You may not use your Debit Card for illegal online gambling or any other illegal transaction.
Buy narcotics or illegal goods and sell them wherever they are illegal to make huge profits.
Illegal drug use includes more than just illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, or heroin.
Officers may seize any other illegal items found during the search, such as illegal narcotics.
Fair Lending or Other Illegal Credit Practices Review We found no evidence of illegal discrimination or other illegal credit practices.
If something is illegal somewhere, it must be illegal everywhere.

Penal Code, are among several provisions of that code that apply not only within the code itself but to penal laws generally.
Penal Law The Penal Law proscribes and punishes several actions involving computers and electronically stored information.
More importantly, any penal code which seeks to strip the individual of his or her worth and dignity is no penal code at all.
For purposes of this section, penal institution includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention.
Under the relevant provisions of the Penal Code, sanctions are penal in nature and typically entail either monetary fines or restrictions on liberty.
Penal servitude for life is superseded by penal servitude from five to twenty years.
Penal Code, the Sharia Penal Codes continue to permit husbands to beat wives.
Model acts often contain penal provisions that duplicate offenses contained in the Penal Code or other law.
List of all Penal Law Offenses in the New York State Penal Code.
REVISING the PENAL CODE and OTHER PENAL laws act.