formal or specialized law intended as a punishment懲罰性的
punitive action懲罰措施
The UN has imposed punitive sanctions on the invading country.聯合國對侵略國實施了懲罰性制裁。
She is suing the newspaper for $5 million punitive damages, claiming they knew the article about her was untrue.她聲稱這家報紙知道有關她的那篇文章不屬實,對報社進行了起訴,要求其支付500萬美元的懲罰性損害賠償。
used to describe costs that are so high they are difficult to pay(費用)過高的,苛刻的,嚴厲的
The president has threatened to impose punitive import duties/tariffs on a variety of foreign goods.總統已威脅說要對一批外國貨物征收高額進口稅。