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punitive

/pjunɪtɪv/

Meanings
adjective
Inflicting punishment, punishing

Examples :

"The jury awarded $10,000 in punitive damages."
law government police military moral

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punishing verb

/ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/

To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.

"If a prince violates the law, then he must be punished like an ordinary person."

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awarded verb

/əˈwɔːrdɪd/ /ɔˈwɔːrdɪd/

To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge

"the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant"

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punishment noun

/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/

The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.

"The school's punishment for cheating was a week of detention. "

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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inflicting verb

/ɪnˈflɪktɪŋ/

To thrust upon; to impose.

"They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession."

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jury noun

/ˈd͡ʒʊə.ɹi/

A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.

"The jury deliberated for several hours before reaching a verdict in the case. "

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damages verb

/ˈdæmɪdʒɪz/

To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

"Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them."