Ordered
Punitive
Punitive adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.
Ordered and punitive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ordered" instead an adjective "Punitive".
Nearby Words: punish, punishment
Both words in one sentence
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Even though he quit over a case of Pragmatic Villainy (he was ordered to kill the family of the emperor's brother as a punitive action, which he argued was pointlessly cruel), he seems to have no regrets about any of the other things he did up until that point.
Source: Retired Monster
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