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PUNITORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does punitory mean?
• PUNITORY (adjective)
The adjective PUNITORY has 1 sense:
1. inflicting punishment
Familiarity information: PUNITORY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflicting punishment
Synonyms:
punitive; punitory
Context example:
punitive damages
Similar:
correctional (concerned with or providing correction)
penal (serving as or designed to impose punishment)
penitentiary (used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers)
retaliative; retaliatory; retributive; retributory; vindicatory (of or relating to or having the nature of retribution)
Derivation:
punish (impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on)
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