punitive

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• /ˈpju.nɪ.tɪv/
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From Middle French punitif, from Medieval Latin pūnitīvus, from pūniō (“to punish”).

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: наказателен (nakazatelen) — punishing
• Catalan: punitiu — punishing
• Czech: trestný — punishing
• Esperanto: puna — punishing
• French: punitif — punishing
• German: strafend — punishing
• German: Straf- — punishing
• Greek: ποινικός (poinikós) — punishing
• Italian: punitivo — punishing
• Polish: karny — punishing
• Portuguese: punitivo — punishing
• Romanian: punitiv — punishing
• Russian: кара́тельный (karátelʹnyj) — punishing
• Spanish: punitivo — punishing
• Swedish: straff- — punishing
• Ukrainian: кара́льний (karálʹnyj) — punishing
• Welsh: cosbol — punishing