Sentence examples for retribution based on from inspiring English sources

In a nod to Mr. Udaltsov's popularity on the left, the longtime leader of the Communist Party, Gennady A. Zyuganov, demanded Wednesday that the authorities show that their case is not just a matter of political retribution based on a sensational documentary.

Retribution is based on the concept of lex talionis that is, the law of retaliation.

The Lib Dems have said the campaign should not be based on "retribution".

Ironically, the United States share a common creed with a large number of non-democratic states; huddled together with Japan, South Korea and India -- countries with very distinctive ideas of justice based on honor, retribution and religion -- America sits uneasily in the waiting-room of executioners.

A focus on general deterrence would not comport with the beliefs of German Philosopher Immanuel Kant who only subscribed to the principle of retribution, I.e. punishing a criminal based on his actions alone, and rejected the idea of general deterrence.

So you see we impose punishment based on fear and a desire for retribution, not based on rational evaluations of what crimes and criminals are most dangerous.

One is retribution--the idea that the punishment should be based on how morally blameworthy the offender is.

An Iranian court made the ruling on Wednesday based on the system of "qisas" or fair retribution, Etemad-e Melli reported.

Muslims in Britain are becoming the target of hate crimes in retribution for terrorist attacks around the world, according to a new report based on the latest figures for anti-Muslim attacks.

The executions are the highest form of punishment in Iran law, which is based on Islamic jurisprudence, which allows victims of crimes to demand retribution, but also to pardon victims.

An honest conversation based on shared facts and a collective means of figuring out proper retribution has been, particularly in the Middle East context, an inaccessible conversation.