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retributivist

retributivist adjective: relating to the philosophy of law of retributivism.

Adjective

retributivist (comparative more retributivist, superlative most retributivist)

  1. Relating to the philosophy of law of retributivism.

Noun

retributivist (plural retributivists)

  1. A person who holds to retributivism.
    • “Anyway, the husband is dead,” Fern said. “To hell with him.”
      “Ooh, a retributivist among us,” Eamon said with a suggestive waggle of eyebrows.2022, Jennifer Egan, The Candy House, Corsair, page 10

Forms of retributivist

Adjective
comparativemore retributivist
superlativemost retributivist
Noun
pluralretributivists

Origin of retributivist

From retributive + -ist.

Questions about retributivist

What does retributivist mean?
Retributivist means relating to the philosophy of law of retributivism.
What part of speech is retributivist?
Retributivist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near retributivist in the dictionary

  1. retributions
  2. retributive
  3. retributively
  4. retributiveness
  5. retributivism
  6. retributivist
  7. retributivists
  8. retributor
  9. retributors
  10. retributory
  11. retributress

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