punitively Sentence Examples
- The company was fined punitively for violating environmental regulations.
- The court ruled that the defendant should be punitively punished for their flagrant disregard of the law.
- The government imposed tariffs punitively to protect domestic industries.
- The landlord raised the rent punitively after the tenant complained about maintenance issues.
- The school administration acted punitively in response to the students' protest, suspending several of them.
- The coach benched the player punitively for breaking team rules.
- The judge sentenced the defendant punitively, sending a strong message to deter others from similar behavior.
- The company cut employee benefits punitively after a decline in profits.
- The regulator fined the bank punitively for its role in the financial scandal.
- The authorities enforced the curfew punitively, arresting anyone found violating it.
punitively Meaning
punitively (r)
in a punishing manner
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FAQs About the word punitively
in a punishing manner
correcting, corrective,correctional, penal, chastening, retaliatory, disciplining, penalizing,disciplinary,retributive
compensatory,compensatory, nonpunitive, nonpunitive,exculpatory, exculpatory, vindicating, vindicating, acquitting, acquitting
The company was fined punitively for violating environmental regulations.
The court ruled that the defendant should be punitively punished for their flagrant disregard of the law.
The government imposed tariffs punitively to protect domestic industries.
The landlord raised the rent punitively after the tenant complained about maintenance issues.
