“The final exam was punishing, requiring that students recall vast amounts of information.”

“In Victoria, begging is a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment under the Vagrancy Act.”

“The unauthorized use of copyrighted material is punishable by law.”

“After all, by law, the act of suicide and its abetment are both punishable.”

“It seems only logical to expect punitive measures to deter a substantial amount of corporate malfeasance.”

“It charged the punitive rate of interest on the arrears as well as the repayments, causing the debt to balloon.”

“Many of the parents qualified their comments about punitive interventions with statements about the ineffectiveness of their efforts.”

“At other times, the punished prisoner was locked up twenty-four hours a day.”

“When the British resident in Kabul, Sir Louis Cavagnary, was killed in 1878, the British sent off a successful punitory expedition under General Sir Frederic Roberts.”

“The collar is formed of thistles, alternating with sprigs of rue, and the motto is Nemo me impune lacessit.”