retributivism
A philosophy of law, stating that criminals should be punished for the harm they have…A philosophy of law, stating that criminals should be punished (retribution) for the harm they have caused.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A philosophy of law, stating that criminals should be punished (retribution) for the harm they have caused.
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedretributivist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable