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punitive action
noun as in poetic justice
Example Sentences
The line between a social media post that fuels actual violence and one that’s abhorrent but does not call for or lead to explicit action is a tricky one, and there are excellent reasons why U.S. policies around hate speech require a high bar for punitive action.
Rumours have swirled recently over potential punitive action by the EU.
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.
“A comprehensive overhaul of these agencies is sorely needed, along with a commission to take punitive action against those individuals who have abused their regulatory power for personal and political gains,” Musk said in a post on X.
“A comprehensive overhaul of these agencies is sorely needed, along with a commission to take punitive action against those individuals who have abused their regulatory power for personal and political gains,” Musk said in a post on X.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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