When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him, it was a sort of retributive justice.
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Retributive
/ɹɪˈtɹɪ.bjʊ.tɪv/
Synonyms for "retributive" (54 found)
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retaliatorydesert theory
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reciprocalrecompensingrecompensiveredeemingredemptionalredemptiveremunerativereparativerepayingrestitutiverestitutoryrestorativeretaliativeretaliatoryretributoryreversionalreversionaryrevertiblerewardfulrewarding
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2 entriescapital punishmenteye for eye
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5 entriescapital punishmenteye for eyeretributive ethicsretributive justiceretributive punishment
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Their goal is retributive: to exact a price from Palestinian civilians (and in some cases left-wing Israeli Jews, Christians, and Israeli security forces) for actions Israeli authorities take against the settlers, usually building enforcement in illegally built settlements.
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