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avengement (noun)

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  • avengement — noun The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken. Syn: avengeance, vengeance …   Wiktionary

  • avengement — mənt noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from avengen + ment : act of taking vengeance …   Useful english dictionary

  • avenge — [c]/əˈvɛndʒ / (say uh venj) verb (avenged, avenging) –verb (t) 1. to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for: to avenge a death. 2. to take vengeance on behalf of: avenge your brother. –verb (i) 3. to take vengeance. {Middle English avenge(n),… …  

  • conviction — con·vic·tion n 1: the act or process of convicting; also: the final judgment entered after a finding of guilt a prior conviction of murder would not overturn the conviction compare acquittal ◇ Jurisdictions differ as to what constitutes… …   Law dictionary

  • reprisal — re·pri·sal /ri prī zəl/ n [Anglo French reprisaile reprisaille, from Middle French, from Old Italian ripresaglia, from ripreso, past participle of riprendere to take back, from ri back + prendere to take, from Latin prehendere] 1 a: the act or… …   Law dictionary

  • retribution — ret·ri·bu·tion /ˌre trə byü shən/ n: punishment imposed (as on a convicted criminal) for purposes of repayment or revenge for the wrong committed Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. retribution …   Law dictionary

  • punishment — pun·ish·ment n 1: the act of punishing 2: a penalty (as a fine or imprisonment) inflicted on an offender through the judicial and esp. criminal process see also cruel and unusual punishment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …   Law dictionary

  • revenge — I noun avengement, counterblast, counterstroke, desert, feud, implacability, nemesis, punishment, punitive action, quittance, reciprocation, repayment, reprisal, requital, retaliation, retaliatory punishment, retribution, retributive punishment,… …   Law dictionary

  • vengeance — I noun avengement, enmity, implacability, malevolence, nemesis, punishment, rancor, repayment, reprisal, retaliation, retribution, retributive punishment, revenge, revengefulness, ultio, vendetta, vengefulness, vindicta, vindictiveness II index… …   Law dictionary

  • retaliation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Returning like for like Nouns 1. retaliation, reprisal, requital, counterstroke, retribution, compensation, reciprocation, reciprocity, retort, counterattack, recrimination, tit for tat, give and take,… …   English dictionary for students

  • ultion — /ulˈshən/ (obsolete) noun 1. Revenge 2. Avengement ORIGIN: L ultiō, ōnis …   Useful english dictionary

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