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Adjective: retaliative  ri'ta-lee,ey-tiv [N. Amer], ri'ta-lee-u-tiv [Brit]
  1. Of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
    "retaliative justice demands an eye for an eye";
    - retaliatory, retributive, retributory, vindicatory

See also: punitive, punitory