Sentence examples for punitive effect from inspiring English sources

The Ninth Circuit cited aspects of the law that taken together gave it a punitive effect.

The punitive effect of being on the blacklist would be minimal, he admitted.

Certainly, a settlement's punitive effect is lessened by any tax sweeteners it generates.

"Continuing resolutions are having a punitive effect on the District, an innocent party to this federal dispute".

They have generally supported building more prisons, partly because this brings jobs, but also because of their punitive effect.

Perhaps the value of the settlement lies in neither its punitive effect nor its deterrence value but in the structural changes it will bring to Wall Street.

"If he had to wear a clown suit for six months, would that have a similar punitive effect?" Judge Cabranes asked yesterday.

Against quality teams, that invariably has a punitive effect on other parts of his game — most glaringly his jogging back on defense against the fast break.