"retributive" meaning in English

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      "form": "more retributive",
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    {
      "form": "most retributive",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "ref": "2018, Edo Konrad, “Living in the constant shadow of settler violence”, in +972 Magazine:",
          "text": "Their goal is retributive: to exact a price from Palestinian civilians (and in some cases left-wing Israeli Jews, Christians, and Israeli security forces) for actions Israeli authorities take against the settlers, usually building enforcement in illegally built settlements.",
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        "Relating to retribution; retaliatory."
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          "retaliatory",
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "retributionary"
        },
        {
          "word": "retributory"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɹɪˈtɹɪ.bju.tɪv/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɹəˈtɹɪb.jə.tɪv/"
    }
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  "word": "retributive"
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    {
      "form": "more retributive",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most retributive",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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  "pos": "adj",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "retribution"
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        [
          "retaliatory",
          "retaliatory"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "retributionary"
        },
        {
          "word": "retributory"
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  "word": "retributive"
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