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  • adjective Not punitive.

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non- +‎ punitive

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  • Not everyone (thank goodness!) goes as far as Blackstone Group Chairman Steve Schwarzman, with his ill-judged comparison to Hitler's invasion of Poland, but fund manager Dan Loeb spoke for the broader financial fraternity last month when he accused the president of abandoning free-market capitalism and the Constitution's guarantee of freedom from "nonpunitive" taxation.

    Obama should call a truce with Wall Street Chrystia Freeland 2010

  • He was willing to take this momentous step because of his basic war aim of a nonpunitive peace and new world order.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • He was willing to take this momentous step because of his basic war aim of a nonpunitive peace and new world order.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • But FAA officials also have said many of the errors didn't pose any serious danger to passengers, and that a large percentage of the increase was attributable to nonpunitive reporting systems implemented by Mr. Krakowski, which encourage controllers to acknowledge missteps, improper procedures or potentially unsafe operations, typically without fear of punishment.

    Turbulence Mounts at FAA Andy Pasztor 2011

  • Such concerns are peripheral for banks that potentially were going to have trouble refinancing maturing debt at nonpunitive prices.

    Some Europe Banks Shun ECB Loans David Enrich 2012

  • That's why he's now saying Michele Bachmann-y things like "the country's core founding principles included nonpunitive taxation, constitutionally guaranteed protections against persecution of the minority and an inexorable right of self-determination."

    Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Robespierre of the Hedge-Fund Revolution 2010

  • That's why he's now saying Michele Bachmann-y things like "the country's core founding principles included nonpunitive taxation, constitutionally guaranteed protections against persecution of the minority and an inexorable right of self-determination."

    Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Robespierre of the Hedge-Fund Revolution 2010

  • Prompted partly by a spate of midair incidents around the country in recent months, Wednesday's announcement by the Federal Aviation Administration creates a nonpunitive system combining safety data from different sources to assemble a more comprehensive picture of the factors that cause airborne close calls.

    Pilots, Air-Traffic Controllers 2010

  • That's why he's now saying Michele Bachmann-y things like "the country's core founding principles included nonpunitive taxation, constitutionally guaranteed protections against persecution of the minority and an inexorable right of self-determination."

    Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Robespierre of the Hedge-Fund Revolution 2010

  • That's why he's now saying Michele Bachmann-y things like "the country's core founding principles included nonpunitive taxation, constitutionally guaranteed protections against persecution of the minority and an inexorable right of self-determination."

    Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Robespierre of the Hedge-Fund Revolution 2010

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