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Definition of Nonpunitive
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonpunitive
Literary usage of Nonpunitive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Jury And The Search For Truth: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary edited by Orrin G. Hatch (1998)
"An award of nonpunitive damages under this section to a person who is convicted
of an offense for which evidence of the offense was seized in violation of ..."
2. Drug Addiction Research & the Health of Women edited by Cora L. Wetherington (1999)
"Dr. Robles asserted that there is an urgent need to integrate social support
services with nonpunitive drug treatment services for women. ..."
3. Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for the Handling and Disposal by National Research Council (U. S.) (1989)
"... malaise, prostration, when no other certain cause exists, and (5) a nonpunitive
atmosphere that encourages reporting of any febrile illness. ..."
4. Youth & Drugs: Society's Mixed Messages edited by Hank Resnik (1994)
"Advocates of this view say that legalization of illicit drugs would take the
profits out of the hands of organized crime and permit routine, nonpunitive ..."
5. Drug Abuse Prevention Through Family Interventions by Rebecca Singer Ashery, Elizabeth B. Robertson, Karol Linda Kumpfer (1999)
"... a structured play therapy session with parents trained to interact with their
children in a nonpunitive, noncontrolling, and positive way. ..."
6. My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World by Julian Dibbell (1998)
"And the message posted after that, barely five hours later, came from stingaree,
presenting his abrupt decision, after all the earlier talk of nonpunitive ..."
7. Drug Abuse Prevention for At-Risk Groups by Karol L. Kumpfer (1997)
"In turn, this nonpunitive environment helps children learn to express the feelings
that they often suppress in trying to cope with their stressful ..."
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