punitive
adjective
[ ˈpjuːnɪtɪv ]
• inflicting or intended as punishment.
• "he called for punitive measures against the Eastern bloc"
Similar:
penal,
disciplinary,
corrective,
correctional,
retributive,
in retaliation,
in reprisal,
penitentiary,
punitory,
castigatory,
Origin:
early 17th century: from French punitif, -ive or medieval Latin punitivus, from Latin punit- ‘punished’, from the verb punire (see punish).
