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retributive
[ ri-trib-yuh-tiv ]
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Other Word Forms
- ·ٰu·پ· adverb
- ܲr·ٰu·پ adjective
- ܲr·ٰu·ٴr adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retributive1
1670–80; obsolete retribute to make retribution (< Latin ٰūٳܲ; retribution ) + -ive
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“The best hope was their sticking together and fighting the illegal, retributive orders.”
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"There will be no politicization at the FBI. There will be no retributive actions taken by any FBI."
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Gaza's Health Ministry says retributive bombings by Israeli fighter jets have killed 1,100 people and wounded more than 5,000.
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“Some term of imprisonment may serve sentencing’s retributive goals. But only a longer-term period of probation is adequate to ensure that Little will not become an active participant in another riot,” he wrote.
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"The House must not now compound its errors by further retributive actions."
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