Found 2 items, similar to Punitive.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: punitive punitive adj : inflicting punishment; “punitive justice”; “punitive damages” [syn: punitory] [ant: rehabilitative]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Punitive Punitive \Pu"ni*tive\, a. Of or pertaining to punishment; involving, awarding, or inflicting punishment; as, punitive law or justice. [1913 Webster] If death be punitive, so, likewise, is the necessity imposed upon man of toiling for his subsistence. -- I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] We shall dread a blow from the punitive hand. --Bagehot. [1913 Webster]