When society punishes offenders to avenge the victim and society as a whole,this is called:

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Retribution is the act of punishing someone as vengeance for a wrongdoing. In this case, society punishes the offender to avenge the victim and to send a message that the harm caused will not be tolerated. This differs from reformation (aimed at rehabilitating the offender), retaliation (a personal act of revenge), and specific deterrence (punishing the offender to deter them from committing the same crime again in the future).

When Society Punishes Offenders to Avenge the Victim and Society