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Meaning of "punitory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUNITORY

punitory  [ˈpjuːnɪtərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUNITORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Punitory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUNITORY


admonitory
ədˈmɒnɪtərɪ
dignitary
ˈdɪɡnɪtərɪ
infinitary
ɪnˈfɪnɪtərɪ
insanitary
ɪnˈsænɪtərɪ
military
ˈmɪlɪtərɪ
monetary
ˈmʌnɪtərɪ
monitory
ˈmɒnɪtərɪ
nonmonetary
ˌnɒnˈmʌnɪtərɪ
phytosanitary
ˌfaɪtəʊˈsænɪtərɪ
planetary
ˈplænɪtərɪ
premonitory
prɪˈmɒnɪtərɪ
primogenitary
ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒɛnɪtərɪ
protoplanetary
ˌprəʊtəʊˈplænɪtərɪ
recognitory
rɪˈkɒɡnɪtərɪ
sanitary
ˈsænɪtərɪ
sonnetary
ˈsɒnɪtərɪ
territory
ˈtɛrɪtərɪ
unitary
ˈjuːnɪtərɪ
unsanitary
ʌnˈsænɪtərɪ
vanitory
ˈvænɪtərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUNITORY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUNITORY

auditory
Australian Antarctic Territory
Australian Capital Territory
British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
directory
dormitory
expository
Federal Capital Territory
federal territory
inhibitory
Northern Territory
repository
suppository
the Territory
transitory
trust territory
union territory
virgin territory
vomitory
Yukon Territory

Synonyms and antonyms of punitory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «punitory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUNITORY

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

Translator English - Chinese

punitory
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punitory
570 millions of speakers

English

punitory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दण्डात्मक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

punitory
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

punitory
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

punitory
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

punitory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

afflictive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

punitory
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

punitory
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

punitory
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Punite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

punitory
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

punitory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंडनीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

punitory
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punitory
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

punitory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

punitory
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punitory
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τιμωρητικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

punitory
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

punitory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

punitory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of punitory

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNITORY»

The term «punitory» is used very little and occupies the 179.792 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNITORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «punitory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «punitory» 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 punitory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNITORY»

Discover the use of punitory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to punitory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Classical Utilitarians: Bentham and Mill
They might be styled; the former, a simply imperative law; the other a punitory: but the punitory, if it commands the punishment to be inflicted, and does not merely permit it, is as truly imperative as the other: only it is punitory besides, which the ...
John Stuart Mill, Jeremy Bentham, John Troyer, 2003
2
Albany Law Journal
The place of whipping in the punitory economy of nations was freely and seriously discussed during the international prison congress at London. The tone of the discussion would indicate that even in the latter half of the nineteenth century it is ...
‎1873
3
The Albany Law Journal
The place of whipping in the punitory economy of nations was freely and seriously discussed during the international prison congress at London. The tone of the discussion would indicate that even in the latter half of the nineteenth century it is ...
‎1873
4
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation ...
They might be stiled; the former, a simple imperative law; the other, a punitory; but the punitory, if it commands the punishment to be inflicted, and does not merely permit it, is as truly imperative as the other: only it is punitory besides, which ...
Jeremy Bentham, 1823
5
The Works of John Owen
Rutherford reviewed. An oversight of that learned man. His opinion of punitory justice. He contends that divine justice exists in God freely. The consideration of that assertion. This learned writer and Twiss disagree. His first argument. Its answer ...
John Owen, 1826
6
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, 2
They might be stiled ; the former, a simple imperative law ; the other, a punitory ; but the punitory, if it commands the punishment to be inflicted, and does not merely permit it, is as truly imperative as the other : only it is punitory besides, which ...
Jeremy Bentham, 1823
7
Jeremy Bentham: Critical Assessments
According to Bentham, the laws of adjudication are limitations upon punitory laws .72 Punitory laws are laws addressed to officials to make good the prediction in the principal law. The effect of this claim of Bentham's is that he thinks that the ...
Bhikhu C. Parekh, 1993
8
The Works of Jeremy Bentham, Now First Collected: Under the ...
They might be styled, the former, a simple imperative]^; the other, & punitory; but the punitory, if it commands the punishment to be inflicted, and does not merely permit it, is as truly imperative as the other: only it is punitory besides, which the ...
Jeremy Bentham, 1838
9
The Legal Philosophy and Influence of Jeremy Bentham: Essays ...
though a simply imperative law, and the punitory law attached to it, are so far distinct laws, that the former contains nothing of the latter, and the latter, in its direct tenor, contains nothing of the former; yet by implication, and that a necessary one, ...
Guillaume Tusseau, 2014
10
The Central Law Journal
In discussing this question we must bear in mind that damages are of two kinds, compensatory and punitory, the former being the amount which is adjudged to be sufficient to repair the damage done, and the latter, a sum over and above such ...
‎1801

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNITORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term punitory is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Argentina's “Me-Toos” Claim No Vulture Left Behind
... funded lobby apparatus (e) overblown overhead (f) NY legal fees and 'special expenses' plus (g) non-accrued rolled over punitory interests all along.**7 Ref. «CounterPunch, Jun 15»
2
Penalties Are Too Harsh, But No Sympathy For Brady Or Pats
It's impossible to draw perfect punitory parallels between, say, PEDs and deflating footballs. Yet at the core of a sports league is on-field competitive integrity, ... «Hartford Courant, May 15»
3
ENO given two years to put its house in order
ACE itself adopts a more punitory tone: "English National Opera [...] will not be admitted into its national portfolio of organisations for 2015-18. Instead they will ... «WhatsOnStage.com, Feb 15»
4
To Slap or Not to Slap: The Cast of NBC's 'The Slap' Debates …
... 10) and an 11-month-old son named Booker, and the British actress said she has never disciplined her children in a punitory way — not even grounding them. «Variety, Feb 15»
5
Journey along the Shepherd's Track in Abruzzo, Italy
High on a rocky outcrop with views that extend across the Rio Secco valley, Masci tells the tale of a barbaric baron and his punitory peasants. That night we visit ... «Herald Sun, Feb 14»
6
Teachers grill Kindergartner over Cap Gun, Child wets Pants and …
The mother, who is a high school teacher, said that she did not take umbrage with the school's decision to take punitory action following the incident, however, ... «Guns.com, May 13»
7
What's Wrong With Putting Red Light Cameras Everywhere?
this is punitory revenue building, which i'm all for. far better than revenue building that targets law abiding people trying to start a business or provide services of ... «Washington City Paper, Mar 12»

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