punitiveness
- noun
- /ˈpjuːnɪtɪvnəs/
:
punitividad
- Beliefs about punishment were multidimensional, consisting of attitudes toward punitiveness and rehabilitation.
- punitiveness versus rehabilitation
- punitiveness scores
Examples
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In fact, their punitiveness scores were as high as those of libertarians and religious-philosophical determinists.
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Items measuring punitiveness and rehabilitation loaded on separate factors.
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Part of it was perhaps recognizing the inefficiency of punitiveness rates.
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Another major source of job dissatisfaction is the level of punitiveness that school psychologists face in the schools.
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A 19-item scale was devised that measured attitudes toward punishment: 10 items measured attitudes toward punitiveness and 9 measured those toward rehabilitation.
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The teacher's punitiveness towards late submissions made students anxious about their assignments.
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Many believe that the punitiveness of the justice system needs reform to focus more on rehabilitation.
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His punitiveness was evident when he imposed strict penalties for even minor infractions in the workplace.
Antonyms
How Punitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Punitiveness comes from the same root as punish and penalty, from an old Latin word poena meaning 'penalty'. So, punitiveness is the habit or tendency to punish or to give penalties.