Retaliative (Adjective)
Meaning
Of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Retaliative strikes from both nations caused escalating violence and innocent civilian casualties in the long-standing conflict.
- A cycle of retaliative killings continues in the troubled region with each side vowing to avenge the deaths of their loved ones.
- Critics argue that such retaliative measures may violate international law and undermine the principles of justice and human rights.
- In that era, law enforcement was often overly retaliative rather than rehabilitative leading to large portions of the population being locked up.
- Radical ideologies espouse retaliative aggression against perceived oppressors as a means to achieve freedom and emancipation for their communities.