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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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