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retributive
 
Adjective retributive has 2 senses
  1. retaliatory, relatiative, retributive, retributory, vindicatory - of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"
    Antonym: rehabilitative (indirect, via punitive)
  2. retributive, retributory, vindicatory - given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice"
    Antonym: unjust (indirect, via just)
retrenchment retrends retrial retribtion retribute retribution retribution retributions retributive retributory retributuion retributution retrice retrices retrict retried retrievable

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