PUNITIVE
\pjˈuːnɪtˌɪv], \pjˈuːnɪtˌɪv], \p_j_ˈuː_n_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_v]\
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Of or pertaining to punishment; involving, awarding, or inflicting punishment; as, punitive law or justice.
By Oddity Software
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Pertaining to punishment.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Punishing.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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