The punitive nature of the savaging of...

Stevens argued that the punitive nature of the detention makes the sanction criminal.

His rewards were not all of a punitive nature.

Disquiet is growing more broadly in the medical community about the punitive nature of American drug policy.

They have learned that honesty is not the best policy, because they are familiar with the punitive nature of the existing system.

The kind of testing we are doing today is sociopathic in its repetitive and punitive nature.

The attacks on Dubrovnik best illustrate the nature of Mr. Milosevic's war: its punitive nature.

In determining whether a particular proceeding is criminal, the courts look at the punitive nature of the sanctions that could be imposed.

The legislative history of Sections 881 confirms the punitive nature of these provisions.

The punitive nature of Mr. Dornan's bill is clear.