nonpunitive
- adjective
- /nɒnˈpjuːnɪtɪv/
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no punitivo
- To encourage honesty, the organization established a nonpunitive policy for reporting mistakes.
- nonpunitive purpose
- legitimate nonpunitive
Examples
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"There are a number of nonpunitive, counseling-based approaches that have had encouraging results in other countries that are not well-known in the U.S.," Bauman says.
Blog text (17) -
Furthermore, the conditions of prisoner-of-war camps as mandated by the Geneva Convention are consistent with a nonpunitive purpose.
Academic text (2005) -
Not only were the requirements of the Act outside the definition of traditional punishment, but the Act had a clear, nonpunitive purpose.
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A therapeutic attitude also involves the use of nonpunitive, supportive intervention programs.
Academic text (1994) -
Second, since Congress stressed the need to preserve these presidential papers and the public's interest in these papers, the law had a clear, nonpunitive, legitimate purpose.
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Not only did the law fail to constitute a traditional punishment, but the court also held that there was a legitimate, nonpunitive purpose of reducing violent crimes connected with semiautomatic weapons.
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Also, there is a serious and legitimate nonpunitive purpose in preventing any vessel that has spilled a significant amount of oil from endangering a region that has already suffered serious environmental and economic damage from the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
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The Gateway Program (Davis, 1994) uses a positive, nonpunitive behavior management system in an alternative education program for middle and high school students who have been suspended or expelled from traditional schools for carrying weapons, harassment, aggression, drugs, and other disciplinary problems.
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There is some evidence that children prefer smaller-scale sports with an emphasis on fun and playing the game (Gould, 1984), while learning the skills in a nonpunitive atmosphere (Smith, Smoll, & Curtis, 1978).
Academic text (1991) -
While the requirements of specificity and punishment remain essentially the same, the inquiry into Congress's nonpunitive, legitimate legislative purpose is becoming much more important to upholding legislative actions, and the specificity element seems to have been relaxed.
Academic text (2000)
Antonyms
How Punitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonpunitive is made of non- 'not' and punitive from a root meaning 'to punish', the same root as in punish. So nonpunitive means 'not meant as a punishment'.