单词	retributive
释义	retributive adjective re·​trib·​u·​tive ri-ˈtri-byə-tiv  : of, relating to, or marked by retribution retributively adverb Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The retributive idea that wrongdoing will be punished is what makes Christian and Muslim ideas of hell — and Hindu ideas about karma — morally plausible. New York Times, 28 June 2022 That could backfire if GOP voters spy a case of unequal and retributive justice. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 All this tit for tat will further undermine our institutions and polarize the nation—but such is the nature of retributive politics. Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 The second emphasizes how the United States and its European allies, through sanctions and other retributive measures, are trying to destroy Russia and must be counteracted with patriotic defiance and self-reliance. Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022 Amplifying the sense of urgency, lawmakers and veterans’ groups working on evacuation efforts said, is an uptick in retributive attacks by the Taliban. BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2021 Opinions vary widely as to whether the restorative approach was more effective than the retributive justice method used during the Nuremberg trials to investigate Nazi atrocities during World War II. Clarence Page, chicagotribune.com, 28 Dec. 2021 The airlift was a major undertaking and most Americans wanted to close the book on the nearly 20-year-old war, which had long since crept beyond the original retributive mission in the aftermath of 9/11. W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 31 Aug. 2021 In return for an honest accounting of past crimes, the committee offered amnesty, establishing what Archbishop Tutu called the principle of restorative — rather than retributive — justice. New York Times, 26 Dec. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1619, in the meaning defined above Legal Definition retributive adjective re·​trib·​u·​tive ri-ˈtri-byə-tiv  : of, relating to, or marked by retribution retributive justice retributive adjective as in retaliatory Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance retaliatory retributory punitive revengeful penal disciplinary correctional correcting chastening disciplining retaliative vengeful wrathful penalizing castigating chastising corrective Antonyms & Near Antonyms compensatory nonpunitive vindicating exculpatory pardoning remitting exculpating exonerating commuting condoning acquitting absolving reprieving See More
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