punitive measures

This concern ceased after the Spanish warned of severe punitive measures on the family members of suicides.

Punitive measures could also be brought by the Security Council, but only with the backing of Russia and China.

In principle, you'd structure it in some way in which there are punitive measures for those who don't own up.

We may say at once that we do not expect very much from punitive measures.

This compelled a resort to punitive measures, and several offending villages were destroyed.

In this same cate- gory might also come the much lesser evil of punitive measures inflicted upon criminals.

The crown and Parliament were united in resorting to punitive measures.

The disbandment of mutinous regiments was one of the punitive measures carried out by the Supreme Administration or Command.