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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 justiceIf 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.
Definition 2024
punitive
punitive
English
Adjective
punitive (comparative more punitive, superlative most punitive)
- (law, military) inflicting punishment, punishing
- Washington imposed punitive sanctions on Syria.
- The jury awarded $10,000 in punitive damages.
Translations
punishing
Related terms
- punishment
- punitive damages
- punitively