| Pronunciation: | | ri'tribyutiv
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- [adj] given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice"
- [adj] of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"
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RETRIBUTIVE is a 11 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | avenging, just, reciprocal, retributory, vindicatory |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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