of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
“retributive justice demands an eye for an eye”
adjective
given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts
“retributive justice”
Word Forms
retaliate
verb
take revenge for a perceived wrong
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
vergeltend
von Vergeltung, von Vergeltung oder von Vergeltungscharakter
🇫🇷French
de châtiment
de ou se rapportant à ou ayant la nature d'une rétribution
🇪🇸Spanish
de castigo
de o relacionado con o que tiene la naturaleza de retribución
🇮🇹Italian
retributivo
di o relativo a o avente natura di retribuzione
🇳🇱Dutch
vergeldend
van of verband houdend met of de aard van vergelding hebben
🇵🇹Portuguese
retributivo
de ou relacionado a ou tendo a natureza de retribuição
🇷🇺Russian
карательный
возмездия, относящегося к возмездию или имеющего характер возмездия
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दंड देनेवाला
प्रतिशोध की प्रकृति से संबंधित या उससे संबंधित
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রতিশোধমূলক
বা প্রতিশোধের প্রকৃতির সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা থাকা
🇮🇳Tamil
பழிவாங்கும்
அல்லது பழிவாங்கும் தன்மையுடன் தொடர்புடையது
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రతీకార
ప్రతీకారం తీర్చుకునే స్వభావం లేదా దానికి సంబంధించినది
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रतिशोधात्मक
प्रतिशोधाचे स्वरूप किंवा त्याच्याशी संबंधित किंवा असणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રતિશોધક
પ્રતિશોધની પ્રકૃતિ અથવા તેની સાથે સંબંધિત અથવા ધરાવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರದ
ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರದ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രതികാരം
പ്രതികാരത്തിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടത്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਦਲਾ ਲੈਣ ਵਾਲਾ
ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਬਦਲੇ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਤੀ ਦਾ ਹੋਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
بدلہ لینے والا
کا یا اس سے متعلق یا بدلے کی نوعیت رکھنے والا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
报应性的
属于或关于或具有报应性质的
🇯🇵Japanese
報復的な
報復の、報復に関する、または報復の性質を持つ
🇰🇷Korean
보복적인
보복과 관련이 있거나 보복의 성격을 갖고 있는 경우
🇻🇳Vietnamese
quả báo
thuộc, liên quan đến hoặc có tính chất của sự trả thù
🇹🇭Thai
ตอบแทน
ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับหรือมีลักษณะเป็นการลงโทษ
🇮🇩Indonesian
retributif
dari atau berkaitan dengan atau mempunyai sifat retribusi
🇵🇭Filipino
gumaganti
ng o nauugnay sa o pagkakaroon ng katangian ng retribution
🇲🇾Malay
pembalasan
daripada atau berkaitan dengan atau mempunyai sifat pembalasan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
جزائي
أو تتعلق أو لها طبيعة القصاص
🇮🇷Persian
قصاص
از یا مربوط به یا داشتن ماهیت قصاص
🇹🇷Turkish
cezalandırıcı
intikam niteliğinde veya bununla ilgili veya intikam niteliğinde olan
🇮🇱Hebrew
נקמה
של או קשור או בעל אופי של גמול
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'retributive'?
The primary meaning of 'retributive' is 'of or relating to or having the nature of retribution'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'retributive' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'retributive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'retributive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'retributive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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