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Definition of retributive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

retributive

adjective
 
/rɪˈtrɪbjətɪv/
 
/rɪˈtrɪbjətɪv/
 [usually before noun] (formal)
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  1. that punishes severely somebody who has done something seriously wrong
    • retributive justice
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
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