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Meaning of RETRIBUTIVE

Pronunciation:  ri'tribyutiv

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice"
  2. [adj]  of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"
 
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 Synonyms: avenging, just, reciprocal, retributory, vindicatory
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 

 

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