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punitive

adjective as in concerning punishment

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All across this society, employees are subjected to routine punitive workplace soundtracks.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday for “inhumane” and “punitive” conditions at California City Detention Facility in the Mojave Desert.

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They are brass, ivory and wooden sculptures that once adorned the royal palace of the Benin Kingdom before British soldiers looted them in 1897 during a punitive expedition.

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It continues to shield the group from enforcement action by the Lebanese government, epitomized by Beirut’s failure to prevent Hezbollah from projecting Nasrallah’s image onto Raouche Rock or to respond with meaningful punitive actions.

They could potentially clean up in the U.S. market at the expense of their rivals who are facing punitive duties.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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