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Nov 30, 2009
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re•trib•u•tiv•ism



Pronunciation: (ri-trib'yu-tu-viz"um), [key]
n.
a policy or theory of criminal justice that advocates the punishment of criminals in retribution for the harm they have inflicted.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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