Meaning

1 senses
  1. Inflicting punishment; punishing.

    Beijing imposed punitive sanctions on Canada.

    The jury awarded $10,000 in punitive damages.

    strafend, Straf-

    кара́тельныйkarátelʹnyj

    кара́льнийkarálʹnyj

    inflicting punishment

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Jail is a very harsh punitive measure.

    ruТюрьма - очень суровая мера наказания. — Selena777

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  2. The terms of the loan were punitive.

    deDie Darlehensbedingungen kamen einer Bestrafung gleich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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

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  4. War crimes should trigger sanctions as a punitive measure.

    ruВоенные преступления должны повлечь за собой санкции в качестве меры наказания. — atitarev

  5. We are paying punitive damages of two million dollars.

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Translations

8 languages
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Русский
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Origin

From Middle French punitif, from Medieval Latin pūnitīvus, from pūniō (“to punish”).

From Middle French punitif, from Medieval Latin pūnitīvus, from pūniō (“to punish”).

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