Retributivist

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the philosophy of law of retributivism.

Example

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"“Anyway, the husband is dead,” Fern said. “To hell with him.” “Ooh, a retributivist among us,” Eamon said with a suggestive waggle of eyebrows."

Etymology

From retributive + -ist.

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