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Punitory

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penitentiarynoun(chiefly US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (loosely) a prison.
punitive(law, military) Inflicting punishment; punishing.
penalOf or relating to punishment.
correctional(chiefly US, Canada) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.

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rehabilitativeFor the purpose of rehabilitation.

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penalOf or relating to punishment.
punitive(law, military) Inflicting punishment; punishing.
correctional(chiefly US, Canada) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.
penitentiaryOf or relating to penance; penitential.
punishmental(rare) punitive
penallnounObsolete form of penal. [Of or relating to punishment.]
pœnalArchaic spelling of penal. [Of or relating to punishment.]
pœnallObsolete form of penal. [Of or relating to punishment.]
pænalObsolete spelling of penal. [Of or relating to punishment.]
pœnitentialArchaic spelling of penitential. [Pertaining to penance or penitence.]
punditicalSynonym of punditic.
puritanicArchaic form of puritanical. [Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.]
pœnologicalArchaic spelling of penological. [Of, or relating to penology.]
lapactic(archaic) purgative; laxative
purgatorialOf, pertaining to, or resembling purgatory.
purifactorynounPurificatory.
parricidialObsolete form of parricidal. [Related to, inclined to, or guilty of, the murder of one's immediate family.]
proscriptionalArchaic form of proscriptive. [proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard]
piacularExpiatory; serving to atone.
apodictiveapodictic

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