লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।
এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।
punitive
This term carries a heavy, authoritative weight, typically appearing in legal, political, or economic contexts. It describes actions that go beyond mere compensation or correction, aiming instead to inflict a penalty that serves as a warning to others. The emotional tone is stern and disciplinary, focusing on the consequence rather than the remedy.
In legal settings, it is most frequently paired with damages to distinguish between money meant to cover a loss and money meant to punish a defendant. In international relations, it describes aggressive economic measures intended to coerce a state into changing its behavior through financial hardship.
Meanings
Intended as a punishment.
Examples
The jury awarded punitive damages to discourage the company from repeating the negligence.
The jury awarded punitive damages to discourage the company from repeating the negligence.
The government imposed punitive tariffs on imported steel to protect local industries.
I wonder if these measures are actually corrective or just purely punitive.
The court decided that a punitive approach was necessary to maintain public order.
We cannot afford to implement such punitive taxes on small businesses.
The regime faced punitive sanctions after violating the international treaty.
That seems like a punitive fine for such a minor infraction.
The school board is reconsidering the punitive nature of the new disciplinary code.