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punitive

[ pyoo-ni-tiv ]

adjective

  1. serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment:

    punitive laws; punitive action.



punitive

/ 藞pju藧n瑟t蓹r瑟; 藞pju藧n瑟t瑟v; -tr瑟 /

adjective

  1. relating to, involving, or with the intention of inflicting punishment

    a punitive expedition

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞辫耻苍颈迟颈惫别苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 藞辫耻苍颈迟颈惫别濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫耻顎僴颈路迟颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • 辫耻顎僴颈路迟颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍路辫耻顎僴颈路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • 苍辞苍路辫耻顎僴颈路迟辞顎卹测 adjective
  • 蝉别濒蹿顎-辫耻顎僴颈路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • 蝉别尘顎卛路辫耻顎僴颈路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • 蝉别尘顎卛路辫耻顎僴颈路迟辞顎卹测 adjective
  • 耻苍路辫耻顎僴颈路迟颈惫别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of punitive1

1615鈥25; < Medieval Latin 辫奴苍墨迟墨惫耻蝉 of punishment, equivalent to Latin 辫奴苍墨迟 ( us ) (past participle of 辫奴苍墨谤别 to punish ) + -墨惫耻蝉 -ive
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of punitive1

C17: from Medieval Latin 辫奴苍墨迟墨惫耻蝉 concerning punishment, from Latin 辫奴苍墨谤别 to punish
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Hours before the bombing, the head of the army, Paul Majok Nang, promised punitive strikes after several barges on a river were hijacked.

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The order, she said, 鈥渦ndermines decades of progress and goes against a large body of research that shows that punitive, exclusionary discipline does not work.鈥

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The president shared that he's considering walking back punitive 145% tariffs on the country while speaking with reporters on Tuesday.

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Delaying the onset of puberty in kids seems like it's punitive, as if they believe neurodivergent people don't deserve normal sexual development.

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鈥淚 don鈥檛 know that trade threats or punitive measures will really improve the situation,鈥 Mumme said.

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