comminatory

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

comminatory
    adj 1: containing warning of punishment [syn: {comminatory},
           {denunciative}, {denunciatory}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Comminatory \Com*min"a*to"ry\, a. [Cf. F. comminatoire.]
   Threatening or denouncing punishment; as, comminatory terms.
   --B. Jonson.
   [1913 Webster]