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PRONUNCIATION OF PUNITIVENESS

punitiveness  [ˈpjuːnɪtɪvnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUNITIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Punitiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUNITIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of punitiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of punitiveness in the dictionary is the condition of inflicting measures that are intended as punishment.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUNITIVENESS


activeness
ˈæktɪvnəs
concentrativeness
ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪtɪvnəs
congregativeness
ˈkɒŋɡrɪˌɡeɪtɪvnəs
covetiveness
ˈkʌvɪtɪvnəs
creativeness
krɪˈeɪtɪvnəs
definitiveness
dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvnəs
fugitiveness
ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪvnəs
inhabitiveness
ɪnˈhæbɪtɪvnəs
innovativeness
ˈɪnəvətɪvnəs
insensitiveness
ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪvnəs
intransitiveness
ɪnˈtrænsɪtɪvnəs
intuitiveness
ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪvnəs
nativeness
ˈneɪtɪvnəs
positiveness
ˈpɒzɪtɪvnəs
primitiveness
ˈprɪmɪtɪvnəs
procreativeness
ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪtɪvnəs
progenitiveness
prəʊˈdʒenɪtɪvnəs
prohibitiveness
prəʊˈhɪbɪtɪvnəs
stick-to-itiveness
ˌstɪkˈtuːˌɪtɪvnəs
transitiveness
ˈtrænzɪtɪvnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUNITIVENESS

punier
puniest
punily
puniness
punish
punishability
punishable
punisher
punishing
punishingly
punishment
punishment beating
punition
punitive
punitive damages
punitive taxation
punitively
punitory

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUNITIVENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of punitiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «punitiveness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUNITIVENESS

Find out the translation of punitiveness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of punitiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «punitiveness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

惩办
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punitividad
570 millions of speakers

English

punitiveness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

punitiveness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القسوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

punitiveness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

punitiveness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

punitiveness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

punitive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Punitiveness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Punitivität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

刑罰
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

punitiveness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Punitiveness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

punitiveness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंडनीयपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cezalandırma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Punizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

punitiveness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

punitiveness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punitiveness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τιμωρητικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

punitiveness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

punitiveness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

punitiveness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of punitiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNITIVENESS»

The term «punitiveness» is used very little and occupies the 159.272 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNITIVENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «punitiveness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «punitiveness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about punitiveness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNITIVENESS»

Discover the use of punitiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to punitiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The New Punitiveness
It could be helpful, however, to think a little more about what we mean both by punitiveness and non-punitiveness. Are they two points on the same continuum? In other words, does the explanation of nonpunitiveness involve considering the  ...
John Pratt, David Brown, Mark Brown, 2013
2
Introducing a New Measurement of State Punitiveness and ...
This work explores variations in punitiveness among American states. For the purposes of this work, state punitiveness refers to criminal justice policies that target suspects, defendants, convicts, inmates, and releasees.
Besiki Kutateladze, 2008
3
Fear of Crime and Punitiveness: Results from International ...
This collection includes several of the countries where such research represents the first of its kind.
Helmut Kury, John Winterdyk, 2013
4
International Perspectives on Punitivity
Traditionally, the main emphasis in research on punitiveness has been put on examining public opinions on punishment,2 especially on the support for the death penalty.3 Successively, one-dimensional surveys have been recognized as ...
Helmut Kury, Theodore N. Ferdinand, 2008
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Punitivity International Developments. Vol 1
Kury and Obergfell-Fuchs 2006).1 For this reason, it makes sense to differentiate between several dimensions of punitiveness: developments in legislation and legal practice, penal attitudes among the population, and punitiveness as a ...
Helmut Kury, Evelyne Shea, 2011
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Punishing the Poor: The Neoliberal Government of Social ...
128 chaPter four table 8. escalating punitiveness of penal authorities, 1975–2000 % Index crimes: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, arson. Violent ...
Loïc Wacquant, 2009
7
The Cambridge Handbook of Australian Criminology
The analysis of the NATSIS and punitiveness indices in Table 12.3 show that jurisdictions with high Aboriginal ... strong Aboriginal cultures and theoretically the highest levels of punitiveness as measured by imprisonment and arrest rates.
Adam Graycar, Peter N. Grabosky, 2002
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Schema Therapy: A Practitioner's Guide
Punitiveness is often linked to other schemas, especially Unrelenting Standards and Defectiveness. When patients have unrelenting standards and punish themselves for not meeting them, as opposed to simply feeling imperfect, they have ...
Jeffrey E. Young, Janet S. Klosko, Marjorie E. Weishaar, 2003
9
International Crime and Justice
Alfred Blumstein Incarceration rate, or prisoners per capita, is typically used as the primary measure of a nation's punitiveness. But measuring punitiveness is inherently more complicated. It is possible, for example, that a country developed a ...
Mangai Natarajan, 2010
10
Resisting Punitiveness in Europe: Welfare, Human Rights, and ...
This volume provides an important and exciting contribution to the knowledge on punishment across Europe.
Sonja Snacken, Els Dumortier, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNITIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term punitiveness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The criminalization of parenthood (continued)
Over the weekend, Maxine Eichner wrote about a different sort of punitiveness aimed at parents who seek out second opinions about medical diagnoses. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Electronic innovation can help fix an archaic, crowded prison system
As Robert Hughes argued in The Fatal Shore, in the early days of the colony any infraction of the rules was viciously punished, and this knee-jerk punitiveness ... «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»
3
Orange is the New Black is back, and 'timely,' says Northeastern …
... states, and she has worked closely with the Women's Prison Association to complete assessments of state-​​level variations in punitiveness toward women. «News@Northeastern, Jun 15»
4
How Happy Is your Doctor on National Doctor's Day?
•3rd – Physician Wage Disparity •17th – Projected Physicians per Capita (2022) •28th – Insured Population Rate •19th – State Medical Boards Punitiveness «WDEF News 12, Mar 15»
5
Cycles of Fear and Bias in the Criminal Justice System
To measure a state's “punitiveness,” they took many factors into consideration, such as the percentage of a state's population that was incarcerated, the lengths ... «Pacific Standard, Oct 14»
6
2015 Stout Fellow will write about Māori & Criminal Justice
It has been characterised by changes in policing practise, shifts in sentencing and criminal justice policy and legislation, increased punitiveness and a changed ... «Scoop.co.nz, Oct 14»
7
Prisons Are Facing Aging Populations, Too
"We incarcerate more people than anyone else in the world, and matching that trend has been more emphasis on punitiveness in the system," Peterson explains ... «CityLab, Sep 14»
8
Racial Bias Gets Worse When Whites See Evidence of Racism
And punitiveness had nothing to do with it. The outcome was as true for participants who said the law was too harsh as it was for those who said it wasn't harsh ... «Slate Magazine, Aug 14»
9
​875000 left in bureaucratic black hole that is US terror watchlist …
“It has placed individuals on watchlists, and left them there for years, as a result of blatant errors,” the ACLU says of the bureaucratic punitiveness of the system. «RT, Mar 14»
10
Survey: Support for government health policies varies based on …
As the "burdensomeness and punitiveness of the policies increased," the authors wrote, so decreased the percentage of people who backed those policies:. «89.3 KPCC, Mar 13»

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