noun
retributive theory of punishment; retributivism; retributive justice
A technical term in criminal law and philosophy of punishment, referring to the idea that punishment is justified as a deserved response to wrongdoing.
応報刑論は、刑罰の本質を犯罪に対する応報と捉える考え方です。
The retributive theory of punishment is a view that sees the essence of punishment as retribution for crime.
刑法の授業で応報刑論と目的刑論の違いを学んだ。
In criminal law class, we learned the difference between retributivism and the utilitarian theory of punishment.