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- DictionaryRe·trib·u·tive jus·tice
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- 1. a system of criminal justice based on the punishment of offenders rather than on rehabilitation.
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Theory of justice based on an offender deserving a proportional punishment
Retributive justice is a legal concept whereby the criminal offender receives punishment proportional or similar to the crime. As opposed to revenge, retribution—and thus retributive justice—is not personal, is directed only at wrongdoing, has inherent limits, involves no pleasure at the suffering of others (i.e., schadenfreude, sadism), and employs procedural standards. Wikipedia