PUNITORY
punitive, punitory
(adjective) inflicting punishment; “punitive justice”; “punitive damages”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
punitory (comparative more punitory, superlative most punitory)
punitive; tending to punish
• A. Tucker
Source: Wiktionary
Pu"ni*to*ry, a.
Definition: Punishing; tending to punishment; punitive. God . . . may make moral evil, as well as natural, at the same time both prudential and punitory. A. Tucker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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