Punitory \Pu"ni*to*ry\, a.
Punishing; tending to punishment; punitive.
God . . . may make moral evil, as well as natural, at
the same time both prudential and punitory. --A.
Tucker.
punitory
adj : inflicting punishment; "punitive justice"; "punitive
damages" [syn: {punitive}] [ant: {rehabilitative}]