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"Retributive"
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justice
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requital
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deserts
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merits
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pertaining
Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment; as, retributive justice; retributory comforts.
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of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"
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given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice"
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