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Bookmark or Share- PUNITIVE definition and meaning | Collins English DictionaryRelating to, involving, or with the intention of inflicting punishment.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
- PUNITIVE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionarypunitive. adjective. formal uk / ˈpjuːnətɪv / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. given as a punishment or seeming like a punishment: punitive action. (Definition of punitive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
- punitive | meaning of punitive in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary ...From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pu‧ni‧tive /ˈpjuːnətɪv/ adjective [ usually before noun] 1 intended to punish someone punitive action/measures etc The agency sent a letter, but took no punitive action. The jury awarded punitive damages (=money paid to someone who is the victim of a crime).
- PUNITIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryadjective. uk / ˈpjuːnətɪv / us. Add to word list. used to describe costs that are so high they are difficult to pay, and that are often used to punish someone or limit their activities: The President has threatened to impose punitive import duties on a range of foreign goods. intended as a punishment:
- Punitive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of PUNITIVE is inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment. How to use punitive in a sentence. Punitive and the Law
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