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What is the adjective for retributing?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb retribute which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

retributory
  1. Of or relating to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. retributive, corrective, penal, correctional, disciplinary, punitory, punishing, correcting, castigating, chastening, penalizing, castigatory, disciplining, chastising, retaliative, vindicatory, vindictive, retaliatory, revengeful, penitentiary, justificatory, punitive, penalising, defensive, in retaliation, in reprisal, vengeful, avenging, disciplinarian, reciprocal, castigative, reformatory, reactive, tit-for-tat, reformative, ordered … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The judge handed down a retributory sentence, ensuring that justice was served.”
      “In the principles of justice, the concept of retributory justice is important to the victims and the society.”
      “This doctrine has always appeared to me to present a theory of retributory compensation which is very acceptable.”
retributivist
  1. Relating to the philosophy of law of retributivism.
retributive
  1. Relating to retribution; retaliatory.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. punitive, revengeful, punishing, retaliatory, vengeful, avenging, disciplinary, correctional, justificatory, defensive, corrective, penalizing, punitory, castigating, retributory, vindicatory, correcting, chastening, disciplining, chastising, penal, penalising, reformatory, reciprocal, reactive, tit-for-tat, castigatory, retaliative, vindictive, penitentiary, in retaliation, in reprisal, spiteful, bitter, rancorous, maleficent, hateful, malefic, resentful, acrimonious, unforgiving, implacable, relentless, grudge-bearing, out for revenge, malicious, malevolent, malignant, nasty, evil … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “It is often supposed that Americans' retributive streak is linked to their greater religiosity.”
      “When Indra slays Vrita, Brahmahatya, a terrible retributive apparition, like the Erinyes or Furies of Greek myth, pursues him.”
      “By contrast, the retributive theory places strict limits on the allowable punishment.”
retributed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of retribute
  2. Synonyms:
      3. avenged, requited, revenged, retaliated, redressed, venged, repaid, vindicated, bewreaked, chastened, chastised, punished, spited, got even, gotten even, evened the score, hit back, exacted retribution, retaliated for, took revenge, taken revenge, got even for, got back at, gotten back at, paid someone back for, took vengeance, taken vengeance, got revenge for, took revenge for, taken revenge for, took vengeance for, taken vengeance for, evened the score for, hit back for, stuck it to, got your own back for, got even with someone for, took satisfaction, taken satisfaction, came back at, come back at, took satisfaction for, taken satisfaction for … more
retributing
  1. present participle of retribute
  2. Synonyms:
      3. avenging, requiting, revenging, retaliating, redressing, venging, repaying, vindicating, bewreaking, chastening, chastising, punishing, spiting, getting even, evening the score, hitting back, exacting retribution, retaliating for, taking revenge, getting even for, getting back at, paying someone back for, taking vengeance, getting revenge for, taking revenge for, taking vengeance for, evening the score for, hitting back for, sticking it to, getting your own back for, getting even with someone for, taking satisfaction, coming back at, taking satisfaction for … more
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