as in punitive
inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment
threatened to take correctional measures if the household chores were not done the state's largest correctional institution
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Adjective
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Countries targeted by the levies have also taken or threatened punitive measures that could restrict their demand for U.S. exports.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025 -
For example, harm reduction messaging must consider the potential negative impacts of new policies, such as black markets, regressive taxes and the stigma or negative consequences resulting from punitive measures.—
Markus Lindblad,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The rough isn't penal, so driver is not necessarily a key this week.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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On July 8, 1936, Cowell arrived at San Quentin, the largest prison in a state penal system that ranked high among the country’s worst.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But the new administration last month halted a Biden-era plan for noncompliant hospices to take corrective action or risk being kicked out of Medicare.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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In presenting the game, Lund develops a passionately analytical aesthetic of baseball that offers a corrective to the way it’s usually depicted.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Correctional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctional. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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