punitive action
Example Sentences
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Fearing further punitive action, he approached the Madras High Court last week, which ordered authorities to not take any coercive action until the next hearing on 8 October.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025
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
Bell will race for the Cup title on Sunday, and Rheem has given no indication it will take punitive action against the organization for Jones’ disappointing end with the team.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022
There was no immediate response from Iran on Friday, which had previously warned of "punitive action" against Athens over the confiscation.
From Reuters • Aug. 12, 2022
The "�cho Belge," published in Amsterdam since the German occupation of Belgium, revealed that the punitive action by the German authorities was prompted by something other than an infringement of the regulations.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War by Miller, Francis Trevelyan
