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| pu·ni·tive [ pynətiv ] |
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1. of or as punishment: relating to, done as, or imposed as a punishment
 punitive air strikes
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2. creating burden: causing great difficulty or hardship
punitive taxation
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| [Early 17th century. < medieval Latin punitivus< Latin punit-, past participle of punire (see punish)] |
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| pu·ni·tive·ly adverb |
| pu·ni·tive·ness noun |
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