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retributive
[ ri-trib-yuh-tiv ]
/ rɪˈtrɪb yə tɪv /
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adjective
characterized by or involving retribution: retributive justice.
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Also retrib·u·to·ry [ri-trib-yuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]. /rɪˈtrɪb yəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.
Origin of retributive
OTHER WORDS FROM retributive
re·trib·u·tive·ly, adverbun·re·trib·u·tive, adjectiveun·re·trib·u·to·ry, adjectiveWords nearby retributive
retreatism, retrench, retrenchment, retrial, retribution, retributive, retributivism, retrieval, retrieve, retriever, retro
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