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retributive |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Retributive \Re*trib"u*tive\, Retributory \Re*trib"u*to*ry\, a. [Cf. LL retributorius worthy of retribution.] Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment; as retributive justice; retributory comforts. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: retributive adj 1: of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye" [syn: {avenging}, {retributory}, {vindicatory}] 2: given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice" [syn: {retributory}]
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