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Retribution

//ˌɹɛt.ɹɪˈbju.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance. countable, uncountable

    "Whereas retribution focuses on the offender's wrong, retaliation focuses on the impulse of the victim (or of those who sympathize with him) to strike back at the offender."

  2. 2
    the act of correcting for your wrongdoing wordnet
  3. 3
    the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life wordnet
  4. 4
    a justly deserved penalty wordnet

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Latin retribuere (“repay”).

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