释义 |
retriˈbutionist, n. [f. retribution n. + -ist.] = retributivist n.
1939Mind XLVIII. 153 Even Bradley, the fiercest retributionist of modern times, says ‘Having once the right to punish we may modify the punishment’. 1986Daily Tel. 10 Mar. 14/2 By the same token, of course, the retributionist holds that those who, in a deliberate manner, inflict death should themselves die. |