Correcting
Correcting adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.
Usage example: questions the value of such correcting measures as prison sentences for drug addicts
Retaliative and correcting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retaliative" instead an adjective "Correcting".
Retaliative
Correcting and retaliative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Correcting" instead an adjective "Retaliative".
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