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punitive (adjective), more punitive, most punitive
1. A reference to the infliction of punishment on someone: The manager of the store was taking punitive action against a salesman for overcharging a customer for an item she had just purchased.
2. Etymology: from Latin punire, "to punish."
A punitive action for disobedience.
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