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   retribution

   /ˌrɛtrɪˈbjuːʃn/

   noun

   • 1. punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act: "employees asked not to be named, saying they feared retribution"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘recompense for merit or a service’): from late Latin retributio(n-), from retribut- ‘assigned again’, from the verb retribuere, from re- ‘back’ + tribuere ‘assign’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. retributive adjective
   • 2. retributory adjective

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   RETRIBUTION definition: 1. deserved and severe punishment: 2. deserved and severe punishment: 3. deserved punishment: . Learn more.

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   The meaning of RETRIBUTION is recompense, reward. How to use retribution in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Retribution will be swift if you cross me. She saw the sentence as just retribution on the man who had assaulted her. The celebrity couple clearly feared retribution from their fans. The victim did not report the incident for fear of retribution. Violent retribution soon followed. retribution against wrongdoers

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   2 meanings: 1. the act of punishing or taking vengeance for wrongdoing, sin, or injury 2. punishment or vengeance.... Click for more definitions.

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   retribution: 1 n a justly deserved penalty Synonyms: requital Type of: penalty a payment required for not fulfilling a contract n the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life “the swiftness of divine retribution ” Synonyms: payback , vengeance Type of: ...

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   Retribution definition: requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil.. See examples of RETRIBUTION used in a sentence.

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   Define retribution. retribution synonyms, retribution pronunciation, retribution translation, English dictionary definition of retribution. n. 1. Punishment administered in return for a wrong committed. 2. Theology Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this...

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   Definition of retribution noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    retribution meaning, definition, what is retribution: severe punishment for something very ser...: Learn more.

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