retributive justice
Example Sentences
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And speaking of retributive justice, I can’t not talk about the one crossover cameo that actually surprised me.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2021
It insulates him against the suggestion that he is in some way militant or divisive and makes the focus of his campaign not retributive justice but rather harmony, racial and otherwise.
From Fox News • Feb. 1, 2019
I am sceptical about the value of retributive justice, but I decided to join the prosecution.
From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2019
Some demanded retributive justice in online comment threads.
From New York Times • May 25, 2017
While either of them exists man may well doubt the existence of retributive justice in human affairs.
From Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues by Alberger, John
