Punitive

//ˈpju.nɪ.tɪv//

"Punitive" in a Sentence (11 examples)

Jail is a very harsh punitive measure.

We award punitive damages in the amount of two million dollars.

There’s been no claim for punitive damages, only compensatory.

The British organized a punitive expedition.

The US didn't take any punitive actions towards Algeria.

The terms of the loan were punitive.

War crimes should trigger sanctions as a punitive measure.

British soldiers looted the Kingdom of Benin in what is currently Edo state in Nigeria, during a punitive military expedition in 1897.

We are paying punitive damages of two million dollars.

Beijing imposed punitive sanctions on Canada.

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The jury awarded $10,000 in punitive damages.

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