retributory

/ri'tribjutiv/ Cách viết khác : (retributory) /ri'tribjutəri/

Thân thiện

A judge delivers a retributory sentence in a courtroom.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Given or inflicted as punishment or payback according to what is deserved: Describes actions, especially justice or punishment, that are intended to make someone suffer for a wrong they have committed, in proportion to the offense.
   • Of, relating to, or having the nature of retribution: Pertaining to the principle or practice of punishing wrongdoing, often with the idea of "an eye for an eye."

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The judge believed in a retributory system of justice, where the punishment must fit the crime.
  • Many ancient legal codes were based on retributory principles.
  • The victim's family sought not just compensation but retributory action against the offender.

Advanced Usage

• "Retributory justice": A system or philosophy of justice focused on punishment as a deserved consequence for wrongdoing, rather than on rehabilitation or deterrence.
  • Debates about capital punishment often center on whether it serves a retributory or a deterrent purpose.

Variants and Related Words

• Retributive (adj): This is the more common variant, identical in meaning to "retributory."
  • The concept of retributive justice is ancient.
• Retribution (n): Punishment inflicted as vengeance for a wrong.
  • He feared the retribution that would follow his betrayal.

Synonyms

• Punitive: Inflicting or intended as punishment.
• Vindicatory: Inflicting punishment in retaliation.
• Avenging: Seeking to harm someone in return for a wrong.

Antonyms

• Rehabilitative: Aimed at restoring someone to a normal life through training and therapy.
• Restorative: Focused on repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior.
• Merciful: Showing compassion or forgiveness.

Related Phrases and Concepts

• Retributory damages: (Legal) Damages awarded in a lawsuit to punish the defendant for outrageous conduct, also known as punitive damages.
  • The jury awarded retributory damages to punish the company for its negligence.
• Retributory theory: The philosophical theory that punishment is justified because it is a deserved response to wrongdoing.
  • His argument was grounded in retributory theory.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts
   • retributive justice
2. of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
   • retributive justice demands an eye for an eye

Từ đồng nghĩa

• retributive
• vindicatory
• retaliatory
• relatiative