单词 | retributivist |
释义 | retributivistn.adj. A. n. A believer in or advocate of retributive justice, esp. in punishment for wrong or illegal acts. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > retributive punishment > [noun] > one who inflicts > one who advocates retributivist1939 the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [noun] > retaliation or retribution > advocate of retaliationist1881 retributivist1939 1939 Mind 48 157 Retributivists have been pushed into holding that pain ipso facto represses the worse self and frees the better, when this is contrary to the vast majority of observed cases. 1969 Listener 17 July 87/3 Why should we punish criminals? ‘To ensure that they get their deserts,’ says the Retributivist. 1982 H. A. Prins Criminal Behaviour (ed. 2) iii. vii. 122 An ardent retributivist would hold the belief that the enforcement of atonement is a proper aim of the penal system. 2008 Fordham Urban Law Jrnl. (Nexis) 35 Retributivists cite religious and philosophical arguments..to show that the worst criminals deserve the most severe penalty, death. B. adj. Of or relating to retributivism; characterized by advocacy of retributive justice, esp. punishment for wrong or illegal acts. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [adjective] > relating to retaliation > characterized by retaliation or retribution retributive justice1619 vindictive1656 retributory1748 retributivist1954 1954 Analysis 14 137 The retributivist thesis..is not a moral doctrine, but an account of the meaning of the word ‘punishment’. 1969 Listener 17 July 88/1 Most of us have our retributivist moments (‘Are you suggesting that Eichmann should have gone scot free?’). 1987 R. W. Perrett Death & Immortality ii. vii. 140 Traditional Christianity is strongly retributivist. 2004 S. Shavell Found. Econ. Anal. of Law vii. xxvii. 640 The notion of morality that is most important in regard to public law enforcement and crime is retributivist, that wrongdoing merits punishment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1939 |
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