What is the meaning of retributory?

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

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