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[ adjective ] of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
Synonyms Examples "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye" Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)She soared over the new pastor like an avenging angel lest he stray from the path and not know all the truth and gossip of which she was chief repository . Related terms |
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