Punitive Definition

pyo͝onĭ-tĭv
punitive
adjective
Inflicting, concerned with, or directed toward punishment.
Webster's New World

(law) Inflicting punishment, punishing.

Washington imposed punitive sanctions on Syria.
The jury awarded $10,000 in punitive damages.
Wiktionary
noun
Punitive damages.
American Heritage

Origin of Punitive

  • Medieval Latin pūnītīvus from Latin poenīre, pūnīre to punish punish

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Medieval Latin punitivus, from pÅ«niō (“I punish").

    From Wiktionary

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