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English adjective: retributive | |||
| 1. | retributive of or relating to or having the nature of retribution | ||
| Samples | Retributive justice demands an eye for an eye. | ||
| Synonyms | relatiative, retaliatory, retributory, vindicatory | ||
| Similar | punitive, punitory | ||
| Antonyms | rehabilitative | ||
| 2. | retributive given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts | ||
| Samples | Retributive justice. | ||
| Synonyms | retributory, vindicatory | ||
| Similar | just | ||
| Antonyms | unjust | ||
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