relatiative

• Relatif à la rétribution, c'est-à-dire à la punition ou à la récompense méritée en réponse à une action, en particulier à un châtiment infligé pour un mal commis; lié à la vengeance ou à la sanction proportionnée.

A rare or nonstandard variant of 'retaliative' or 'retributive', meaning of, relating to, or having the nature of retribution; pertaining to punishment inflicted in response to a wrongdoing.

1. Of or relating to or having the nature of retributionC2formal

   Pertaining to the act of dispensing punishment or exacting payment as a just response for a wrong or injury. This quality implies a deliberate, often formal, infliction of harm or penalty that is intended to balance the scales of justice, whether in legal, moral, or personal contexts. The term is seldom used and may appear in archaic or highly specialized philosophical texts concerning theories of punishment.

   rétributif

   • The judge's ruling was guided by a relatiative principle, ensuring the penalty matched the severity of the crime.
   • Ancient legal codes often contain explicitly relatiative measures, such as 'an eye for an eye'.
   • His relatiative feelings towards the betrayer consumed him for years.
   • The deity was portrayed as dispensing relatiative justice, striking down the wicked with precise fury.

   Synonymespunitivepunitoryreprisalrequitalretaliatoryretributivevengefulvindictive

   Antonymesforgivinglenientmerciful