retributive

• صفة تدل على ما يتعلق بالعقاب الذي يُنزل بشخص جزاءً على فعل أو جريمة، أو على ما يتسم بطابع الانتقام والمعاقبة.

Relating to or characterized by punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.

1. Relating to punishment for wrongdoingC1formal

   Of or relating to punishment that is considered morally right and deserved, often in response to a crime or offense.

   عقابي

   • The judge imposed a retributive sentence for the serious crime.
   • Some legal systems emphasize retributive justice over rehabilitation.
   • The community demanded a retributive response to the act of violence.

   المرادفاتcorrectivedisciplinarypenalpunitiveretaliatoryvengefulvindictive

   الأضدادforgivinglenientmercifulpardonable

2. Given as deserved requitalC1formal

   Inflicted or given as a deserved reward or punishment, according to one's merits or actions.

   المُجازِي بِمَا يَسْتَحِقّ

   • The retributive measures were seen as just by the victims.
   • He received a retributive fine for his negligence.
   • The policy was criticized for being purely retributive rather than corrective.

   المرادفاتpunitiveretaliatoryretributoryvindicatory