punitive action
Example Sentences
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Fearing further punitive action, he approached the Madras High Court last week, which ordered authorities to not take any coercive action until the next hearing on 8 October.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025
He also complained that Facebook had acted unfairly, as it has never taken punitive action against his opponents despite them sometimes using extreme language to attack him.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2023
But on Thursday, Adani Group said it was evaluating "remedial and punitive action" against Hindenburg Research in the US and India.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2023
But opposition from some E.U. governments could make punitive action difficult, said Federico Santi, a Europe analyst with the Eurasia Group.
From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022
He'd been a pretender long enough, and what punitive action they took now didn't seem to matter.
From The Sky Is Falling by Del Rey, Lester
