retaliatory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
    retributory; retributive; relatiative; vindicatory.
    • retributive justice demands an eye for an eye

WordNet


Re*tal"i*a*to*ry adjective
Definitions
  1. Tending to, or involving, retaliation; retaliative; as retaliatory measures.

Webster 1913