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punitory
Word definitions for punitory in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Punitory \Pu"ni*to*ry\, a. Punishing; tending to punishment; punitive. God . . . may make moral evil, as well as natural, at the same time both prudential and punitory. --A. Tucker.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. inflicting punishment; "punitive justice"; "punitive damages" [syn: punitive ] [ant: rehabilitative ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. punitive; tending to punish
Usage examples of punitory.
Donal at the cottage when he returned from his thwarted punitory expedition.
Do you not see then, sire, that this is a covert and indirect accusation against yourself, and that while he praises pardoning love, he at the same time condemns and accuses your righteous and punitory wrath?