retributive
🇺🇸
/rɪˈtrɪbjətɪv/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈtrɪbjətɪv/
adjective
R
punishing someone for a wrong they have done
The judge decided to give a retributive sentence to the criminal, making sure that the punishment fit the crime.
法官決定給犯罪者一個應得的刑罰，確保懲罰與罪行相符。
translation
懲罰性的