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Meanings of punitive action in anglès

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Usage of punitive action in anglès
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Dili said later that it was not seeking punitive action against Indonesia.
Reuters
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But experts say Washington is unlikely to resort to any punitive action.
The Guardian
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The company's lack of cooperation could figure into punitive action by the government.
Reuters
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They worry they are vulnerable to punitive action by U.S. regulators.
Reuters
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President Barack Obama has vowed punitive action but wants Congress to vote on it first.
BBC
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A Serco spokesperson said: Serco has taken punitive action where necessary by dismissing members of staff.
The Guardian
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The Free State army threatened " punitive action" unless he was released within 48 hours.
The Irish Times
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In the Northern section the vote stood thirty-seven to ten in favour of the punitive action.
The United States of America, Part 1: 1783-1830
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Yesterday pro-Kremlin politicians and former KGB generals denounced Britain's move and called for further punitive action.
The Guardian
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The resolution does not threaten any punitive action but still faces opposition from Russia and China.
The Irish Times
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The report's publication prompted calls among Western states and their allies for punitive action against Pyongyang.
Reuters
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It was a more effective, and more demoralizing, treatment than any punitive action could have been.
Childhood's End
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US President Barack Obama has called for punitive action in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack.
BBC
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The report's publication prompted calls among Western states and their allies for punitive action against North Korea.
Reuters
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He'd been a pretender long enough, and what punitive action they took now didn't seem to matter.
The Sky Is Falling
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There is no plan, however, to take any punitive action against the seed companies over the pest attacks.
Reuters
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Punitive action across language varieties
United States of America
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United Kingdom
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