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–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
Related forms:
re⋅trib⋅u⋅tiv⋅ist,
adjective
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