retribution

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retribution Definition

• (n) a justly deserved penalty
• (n) the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
• (n) the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great

retribution Synonyms

• payback
• requital
• retribution
• vengeance