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punitive
pu·ni·tive P0661800 (pyo͞o′nĭ-tĭv)adj. Inflicting or aiming to inflict punishment; punishing.pl.n. punitives Punitive damages.
[Medieval Latin pūnītīvus, from Latin poenīre, pūnīre, to punish; see punish.]
pu′ni·tive·ly adv.pu′ni·tive·ness n.punitive (ˈpjuːnɪtɪv) or less commonly punitory adjrelating to, involving, or with the intention of inflicting punishment: a punitive expedition. [C17: from Medieval Latin pūnītīvus concerning punishment, from Latin pūnīre to punish] ˈpunitively adv ˈpunitiveness npu•ni•tive (ˈpyu nɪ tɪv) also pu•ni•to•ry (-ˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)
adj. serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment. [1615–25; < Medieval Latin pūnītīvus= Latin pūnīt(us) (past participle of pūnīre to punish) + -īvus -ive] pu′ni•tive•ly, adv. pu′ni•tive•ness, n. penal, punitive - Penal means "relating to punishment," while punitive means "serving to punish."See also related terms for punish.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | punitive - inflicting punishment; "punitive justice"; "punitive damages"punitoryrehabilitative - designed to accomplish rehabilitation; "from a penal to a rehabilitative philosophy"- J.B.Costello; "rehabilitative treatment" |
punitiveadjective1. retaliatory, in retaliation, vindictive, in reprisal, revengeful, retaliative, punitory punitive measures against foreign companies2. severe, high, harsh, stiff, drastic, stringent, austere, draconian, prohibitive, burdensome The Green party wants punitive taxes on petrol.punitiveadjectiveInflicting or aiming to inflict punishment:disciplinary, punishing, punitory.Translationspunish (ˈpaniʃ) verb1. to cause to suffer for a crime or fault. He was punished for stealing the money. 懲罰 惩罚2. to give punishment for. The teacher punishes disobedience. 懲罰 处罚ˈpunishable adjective (of offences etc) able or likely to be punished by law. Driving without a licence is a punishable offence. 該罰的 该罚的ˈpunishment noun1. the act of punishing or process of being punished. 懲罰 惩罚2. suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc. He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment. 處罰 处罚punitive (ˈpjuːnətiv) adjective giving punishment. 給予懲罰的 给予惩罚的
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Related to punitive: punitive damagesSynonyms for punitiveadj retaliatorySynonyms- retaliatory
- in retaliation
- vindictive
- in reprisal
- revengeful
- retaliative
- punitory
adj severeSynonyms- severe
- high
- harsh
- stiff
- drastic
- stringent
- austere
- draconian
- prohibitive
- burdensome
Synonyms for punitiveadj inflicting or aiming to inflict punishmentSynonyms- disciplinary
- punishing
- punitory
Synonyms for punitiveadj inflicting punishmentSynonymsAntonyms |