Penal vs Punitive - What's the difference?
penal | punitive |
Of or relating to punishment.
Subject to punishment; punishable.
Serving as a place of punishment.
(legal, military) inflicting punishment, punishing
As adjectives the difference between penal and punitive
is that penal is of or relating to punishment while punitive is inflicting punishment, punishing.penal
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Alternative forms
* * * (l) (obsolete) * (archaic) * (obsolete)Adjective
(-)- penal servitude
- a penal offence
- a penal colony
Anagrams
* ----punitive
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Washington imposed punitive sanctions on Syria.
- The jury awarded $10,000 in punitive damages.