retributive

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

I see the hand of retributive justice in that, Inspector. — The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, Sax Rohmer
Their purpose in congregating here, whether they were conscious of it or not, was retributive. — The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance, Lucas Malet
"They had their request," but God, in his retributive justice, "sent leanness into their souls." — A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon : For the Use of Schools and Colleges, Lord, John

retaliatory, relatiative, retributory, vindicatory

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