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retributive

/rɪ'trɪbjətɪv/

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adjective
given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts
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"retributive justice"

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retributory vindicatory just
adjective
of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
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"retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"

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retaliative retaliatory retributory vindicatory punitive punitory

Examples of retributive

"retributive justice"
"retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"