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retributivism

[ ri-trib-yuh-tuh-viz-uhm ]

noun

  1. a policy or theory of criminal justice that advocates the punishment of criminals in retribution for the harm they have inflicted.


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Other Words From

  • re·tribu·tiv·ist adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of retributivism1

First recorded in 1965–70; retributive + -ism

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