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Punitive Pronunciation

Pronounce Punitive as P UW N IY T IY V EH.

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    Punitive phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'punitive'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of punitive: /punɪtɪvɛ/
    • Modern IPA representation of punitive: /pʊnɪtɪvɛ/

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    List of meaning for punitive

    done as an act of punishment

    punitive, punitory(adj)

    inflicting punishment

    "punitive justice"; "punitive damages"

    inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment any misbehavior was immediately met with a punitive response

    the company had to pay a million dollars in punitive damages

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    punitive in sentence

    1. Since the punitive sanctions are not producing the desired results, the United Nations is sending troops into the distressed country.

    2. The university is taking punitive actions against the football player who failed his drug test.

    3. When the case began, the attorney announced his client was seeking both monetary and punitive damages for being fired without cause.

    4. The proceeds from the punitive lawsuit will be used to establish a fund for families who lose loved ones in a drunk driving incident.

    5. The purpose of the punitive lawsuit’s community service ruling is to forever remind the drunk driver of the cost of his actions.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term punitive

    Our (existing) formula is almost punitive to children who live in poverty today.

    – Democratic State Senator Andy Manar

    Heated debate, lengthy discussion and blame game between two groups by only raising name in the public domain, but not taking any punitive action against the same erring person are just a part of the drama whose script was prepared jointly to misguide onlookers by them.

    – Anuj Somany

    Some banks have recently moved operations and jobs out of the UK due to punitive hikes in bank taxes. Other banks have deferred decisions about whether to invest in Britain until after the referendum.

    – British Bankers Association

    Unsurprisingly, the experiments have been met with heavy criticism, particularly as the procedures used have not been tested for safety in humans, and were not carried out for any real medical need, the report will hopefully set an example with appropriate legal and punitive actions to reassure the public and scientific community that gene editing, like all potentially new medical interventions, will only be allowed where they address a true medical need, and with appropriate ethical and regulatory oversight.

    – Yalda Jamshidi

    The ease with which crimes such as this can be committed by those who have skills in the field, such as the accused, require an appropriate punitive response that has a deterrent and uncompromising message.

    – Tel Aviv Magistrate Court

    We were giving the waivers in former incarnations because we thought the government was now taking punitive actions and giving the cases to the military prosecutor. This was not done in several cases.

    – Martin Kobler

    It is an enduring truth, which can never be altered, that every infraction of the Law of nature must carry its punitive consequences with it. We can never get beyond that range of cause and effect.

    – Thomas Troward

    As you look at the way these negotiations are shaping up, you must certainly think: not only will it take a while for the talks to reach their full conclusion, but there's going to be enforcement mechanisms, i would imagine punitive tariffs are going to be with us for a while.

    – Steve Lamar

    I’m not doing this to be punitive or see her rot in jail, i want people my age to realize that things like this aren’t tolerated in America. We just want to have our rights guaranteed and that’s what it’s all about.

    – Matthew Vitale

    My legal team appealed against the six-month suspension because we thought it was too long and punitive given that I was an employee and not an elected member of the board like the others, now that our appeal is not successful we are looking forward to a fair and open hearing. I maintain my innocence, hence we want the hearing conducted in public because I want to face our accusers.

    – Isaac Kamande Mwangi

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