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Wherefore according to human judgment a man should never be condemned without fault of his own to an inflictive punishment, such as death, mutilation or flogging.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

Adj. punishing &c. v.; penal; punitory†, punitive; inflictive, castigatory; punished &c. v..

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark