punitive action
Example Sentences
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Scottish Greens councillor Blair Anderson said on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, that there would be "no punitive action" for any of the Glasgow schoolchildren who attended the rally.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2023
The unexpected crisis stirred debate within the Reagan administration over whether Washington should take punitive action against the Soviet Union.
From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2023
She’s helped families who received letters from schools threatening punitive action for a child habitually not showing up or participating in class.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2023
Adani Group has hit back at the allegations against it and said it was evaluating "remedial and punitive action" against Hindenburg Research in the US and India.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2023
In the Northern section the vote stood thirty-seven to ten in favour of the punitive action.
From The United States of America, Part 1 by Sparks, Edwin Erle
