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penal ~ panel
[The letters ‘pe’ in “penal” rhyme with the word ‘pee’; and the letters ‘pa’ in “panel” rhyme with ‘pa’ in “pan”]
“Penal” (adjective) means ‘of or connected with punishment for doing something unlawful or immoral’,
law books on penal code
e.g.
A lawyer must be thorough with every penal code of the law of the land.
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a panel of judges
“Panel” (noun) is ‘1. a group of speakers, judges, etc. chosen to do some specific work such as selecting the right candidate or giving answers to some important and technical questions; 2. a board or surface for instruments to control some machine, T.V., radio, etc.; 3. a separate part (with some difference) fixed on to the surface of a door or wall; a piece of different kind of material set in a dress’,
a solar panel
e.g.
The panel of judges chose Nikki as the best student of the year.
A panel of doctors is looking into the pilot’s fitness case.
Some of the glass panels of the window were broken when she banged the door shut.
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