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retributivism
[ 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.
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Other Words From
- re·tribu·tiv·ist adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retributivism1
First recorded in 1965–70; retributive + -ism
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