retributivism

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

re·trib·u·tiv·ism

[ri-trib-yuh-tuh-viz-uhm]
noun
a policy or theory of criminal justice that advocates the punishment of criminals in retribution for the harm they have inflicted.

Origin:
1965–70; retributive + -ism

re·trib·u·tiv·ist, adjective
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Retributivism has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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