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- Dictionaryretribution/ˌrɛtrɪˈbjuːʃn/
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- 1. punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act: "employees asked not to be named, saying they feared retribution"
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noun [ U ] formaluk/ˌret.rɪˈbjuː.ʃən/us/ˌret.rəˈbjuː.ʃən/ Add to word listAdd to word list. deserved and severe punishment: They fled because they feared retribution for the genocide. She was asked whether a civilian government should seek retribution against military officers involved in human rights abuses.
1. : recompense, reward. 2. : the dispensing or receiving of reward or punishment especially in the hereafter. 3. : something given or exacted in recompense. especially : punishment. Did you know? With its prefix re-, meaning "back", retribution means literally "payback".
Retribution is punishment for a crime, especially punishment which is carried out by someone other than the official authorities.
Retribution is the act of taking revenge. If you pull a prank on someone, expect retribution. Retribution comes from the Latin for giving back what's due, either reward or punishment. But when we talk about retribution, we only talk about punishment.
Retribution definition: requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil.. See examples of RETRIBUTION used in a sentence.
noun. /ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃn/ [uncountable] (formal) retribution (for something) severe punishment for something seriously wrong that somebody has done. People are seeking retribution for the latest terrorist outrages. fear of divine retribution (= punishment from God) Extra Examples. Topics Crime and punishment c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
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Retribution is punishment for a crime, especially punishment that is carried out by someone other than the official authorities.
1. requital according to merits or deserts, esp. for evil. 2. something given or inflicted in such requital. 3. Theol. the distribution of rewards and punishments in a future life.
Punishment administered in return for a wrong committed. Suitable repayment for one's actions; requital. Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this one. Punishment for evil done.
