What is the meaning of retributive?

Of or relating to or having the nature of retribution.
- usage: "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"
- synonyms: retaliatory, relatiative, retributory, vindicatory
Given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts.
- usage: "retributive justice"
- synonyms: retributory, vindicatory

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APA	WordNet. (2010). retributive. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/retributive/definitions/1182329
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