No. 6,316 in Chinese
惩罚性
Punitive.
In a sentence
法院决定对公司实施惩罚性赔偿。
The court decided to impose punitive damages on the company.
In this sentence, '惩罚性' refers to the nature of the damages as intended to punish rather than simply compensate.
这项政策带有惩罚性，因此需要谨慎实施。
This policy carries a punitive aspect, so it should be implemented cautiously.
Here, '惩罚性' denotes that the policy has characteristics meant to serve as punishment.
我们必须分析这些措施是否具有惩罚性。
We must analyze whether these measures are punitive.
In this context, '惩罚性' is used to describe whether the nature of the measures includes punishment.
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