1. not involving or intended as punishment

Examples

• The school adopted a nonpunitive approach to handling student conflicts.
• The company’s nonpunitive policy encourages employees to report safety concerns.
• Restorative justice focuses on nonpunitive methods of addressing crime.
• The therapist used nonpunitive techniques to help the child modify behavior.
• The new drug policy emphasizes nonpunitive treatment over incarceration.
• Parents were encouraged to use nonpunitive discipline strategies.
• The nonpunitive mediation process helped resolve the workplace dispute.