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Webster 1913 Edition


Punitive

Pu′ni-tive

,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to punishment; involving, awarding, or inflicting punishment;
as,
punitive
law or justice
.
If death be
punitive
, so, likewise, is the necessity imposed upon man of toiling for his subsistence.
I. Taylor.
We shall dread a blow from the
punitive
hand.
Bagehot.

Webster 1828 Edition


Punitive

PU'NITIVE

,
Adj.
Awarding or inflicting punishment; that punishes; as punitive law or justice.

Definition 2024


punitive

punitive

English

Adjective

punitive (comparative more punitive, superlative most punitive)

  1. (law, military) inflicting punishment, punishing
    Washington imposed punitive sanctions on Syria.
    The jury awarded $10,000 in punitive damages.

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French

Adjective

punitive

  1. feminine singular of punitif

Italian

Adjective

punitive

  1. feminine plural of punitivo

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