D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Retributive

· Re·trib·u·tive · IPA /ɹɪˈtɹɪ.bjʊ.tɪv/
01 a. Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment; as, retributive justice; retributory comforts.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment; as, retributive justice; retributory comforts.