punitive

adj.

Inflicting or aiming to inflict punishment; punishing.

[Medieval Latin pūnītīvus, from Latin poenīre, pūnīre, to punish. See punish.]

punitively pu'ni·tive·ly adv.
punitiveness pu'ni·tive·ness n.

adjective

Inflicting or aiming to inflict punishment: disciplinary, punishing, punitory. See reward/punish/deserve.

adj

Definition: concerning punishment
Antonyms: beneficial, rewarding

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IN BRIEF: Inflicting or concerned with the infliction of a penalty.

The ruler was in a punitive mood, so all of the subjects were charged double taxes.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - straffende, straffe-

Nederlands (Dutch)
bestraffend, voor straf

Français (French)
adj. - punitif, très sévère

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Straf-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τιμωρητικός, κολαστήριος, σωφρονιστικός, ποινικός

Italiano (Italian)
punitivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - punitivo

Русский (Russian)
карательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - punitivo, punitorio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - straff-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
刑罚的, 惩罚性的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 刑罰的, 懲罰性的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 형벌의, 징벌의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 罰の, 刑罰の, 懲罰の, 応報の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تأديبي, قصاصي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעניש, קשה, כבד (מס)‬

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