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.
translation
punishing someone for a wrong they have done