punitive

adj

1. Inflicting punishment; punishing.

   “Beijing imposed punitive sanctions on Canada.”

   “The jury awarded $10,000 in punitive damages.”

   “The council took punitive measures against poachers.”

   “But Judge Alex W. Gabert, in a Rio Grande City courtroom, ordered the punitive damage reduced to conform to a 2003 Texas law that caps punitive damages at twice the amount of economic damages — lost pay — and up to $750,000 on top of noneconomic damages.”