Punitive: alternatives and connections

Tending to, or intended for, correction; used for correction; as, a correctional institution.

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Tending to, or intended for, correction; used for correction; as, a correctional institution.

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Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence

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Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence

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Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance.

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Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance.

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Same as Retaliatory.

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Same as Retaliatory.

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Tending to, or involving, retaliation; retaliative; as retaliatory measures.

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Tending to, or involving, retaliation; retaliative; as retaliatory measures.

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Alt. of Retributory

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Alt. of Retributory

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Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment; as, retributive justice; retributory comforts.

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Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment; as, retributive justice; retributory comforts.

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Tending or serving to vindicate or justify; justificatory; vindicative.

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Tending or serving to vindicate or justify; justificatory; vindicative.

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Punishing; tending to punishment; punitive.

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