punitive

English

Etymology

From Middle French punitif, from Medieval Latin punitivus, from pūniō (“I punish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjunɪtɪv/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

punitive (comparative more punitive, superlative most punitive)

1. (law, military) inflicting punishment, punishing

   Washington imposed punitive sanctions on Syria.

   The jury awarded $10,000 in punitive damages.

Related terms

• punishment
• punitive damages
• punitively

Translations

punishing

• Bulgarian: наказателен (bg) (nakazatelen)
• Catalan: punitiu
• Czech: trestný (cs)
• Dutch: (prefix in compound words) straf-
• French: punitif (fr)
• German: strafend (de), Straf-
• Greek: ποινικός (el) (poinikós)
• Polish: karny (pl)

• Portuguese: punitivo (pt)
• Romanian: punitiv (ro) m
• Russian: кара́тельный (ru) (karátelʹnyj)
• Spanish: punitivo (es) m
• Swedish: straff-
• Ukrainian: кара́льний (karálʹnyj)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /py.ni.tiv/
• Homophone: punitives

Adjective

punitive

1. feminine singular of punitif

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German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

punitive

1. inflection of punitiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.niˈti.ve/
• Hyphenation: pu‧ni‧tì‧ve

Adjective

punitive

1. feminine plural of punitivo

Anagrams

• punitevi