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Retributivism Uncommon

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

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Noun
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A philosophy of law, stating that criminals should be punished (retribution) for the harm they have caused.

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ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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