Pronunciations
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/ˈpju.nɪ.tɔɹ.i/
Pronunciation notes
- US
Adjective
punitive; serving to punish
Usage- Archaic
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God […] may make moral evil, as well as natural, at the same time both prudential and punitory.
More examples (1)
the former, a simply imperative law; the other a punitory: but the punitory, if it commands the punishment to be inflicted, and does not merely permit it, is as truly imperative as the other
Adjective
inflicting punishment
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punitive justice
punitive damages