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English Dictionary: retributory by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retributory
adj
  1. of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"
    Synonym(s): retaliatory, relatiative, retributive, retributory, vindicatory
  2. given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice"
    Synonym(s): retributive, retributory, vindicatory
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Retributive \Re*trib"u*tive\, Retributory \Re*trib"u*to*ry\, a.
      [Cf. LL. retributorius worthy of retribution.]
      Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of
      retribution; involving retribution or repayment; as,
      retributive justice; retributory comforts.
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