retributivist
/rɪˈtrɪbjʊtɪvɪst/noun
A believer in or advocate of retributive justice, especially in punishment for wrong or illegal acts.
adjective
Of or relating to retributivism; characterized by advocacy of retributive justice, especially punishment for wrong or illegal acts.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Mind. From retributive + -ist.
- precipitously
- precipitousness
- precipitron
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- precise
- precisely
- preciseness
- precisian
- precisianism
- precision
- precisional
- precision approach radar
- precision bombing
- precisioner
- precision-guided
- precisionise
- precisionize
- precision tool
- precision-tooled
- precisive
- precited
- pre-civil
- preclassic
- pre-classical
- preclear