punitive

punitive

English

Etymology

From Middle French punitif, from Medieval Latin punitivus, from pūniō (“I punish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjunɪtɪv/

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Adjective

punitive (comparative more punitive, superlative most punitive)

1. (law, military) inflicting punishment, punishing

   Washington imposed punitive sanctions on Syria.

   The jury awarded $10,000 in punitive damages.

Related terms

• punishment
• punitive damages
• punitively

Translations

punishing

Catalan: punitiu Czech: trestný (cs) Dutch: (prefix in compound words) straf- French: punitif (fr) German: strafend (de), Straf- Greek: ποινικός (el) (poinikós) Polish: karny (pl)

Portuguese: punitivo (pt) Romanian: punitiv (ro) m Russian: кара́тельный (ru) (karátelʹnyj) Spanish: punitivo (es) m Swedish: straff- Ukrainian: кара́льний (karálʹnyj)

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French

Adjective

punitive

1. feminine singular of punitif

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German

Adjective

punitive

1. inflected form of punitiv

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Italian

Adjective

punitive

1. feminine plural of punitivo

Anagrams

• punitevi