Dictionary

1. (

• retaliatory ,
• retaliative ,
• retributive ,
• retributory ,
• vindicatory

) of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye" ;

2. (

• retributive ,
• retributory ,
• vindicatory

) given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice" ;