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retribution (noun)

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  • retribution — ► NOUN ▪ punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance. DERIVATIVES retributive adjective retributory adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from retribuere assign again …   English terms dictionary

  • retribution — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ just ▪ terrible ▪ violent ▪ legal, political ▪ Political retribution will fall swiftly on any president who fails in that task …   Collocations dictionary

  • retribution — noun (singular, uncountable) severe punishment that is deserved (+ for): retribution for terrorist attacks | divine retribution (=punishment from God) | mete out retribution (=give retribution) retributive /rI trIbjMtIv/ adjective: retributive… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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

  • retribution — noun Etymology: Middle English retribucioun, from Anglo French, from Late Latin retribution , retributio, from Latin retribuere to pay back, from re + tribuere to pay more at tribute Date: 14th century 1. recompense, reward 2. the dispensing or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • retribution — noun /ˌɹɛtrɪˈbjuʃɒn/ Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance. 1. Revenge is for an injury; retribution for a wrong …   Wiktionary

  • retribution — noun officials condemned the suicide bombing and vowed retribution Syn: punishment, penalty, one s just deserts; revenge, reprisal, requital, retaliation, vengeance, an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth), tit for tat, lex talionis; redress …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • retribution — noun punishment inflicted as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act. Derivatives retributive rɪ trɪbjʊtɪv adjective retributory rɪ trɪbjʊt(ə)ri adjective Origin ME: from late L. retributio(n ), from retribut , retribuere assign again …   English new terms dictionary

  • retribution — ret|ri|bu|tion [ ,retrı bjuʃn ] noun uncount punishment that someone deserves because they have done something very bad: Many people were afraid to speak out because of fear of retribution. retribution for: Retribution for the wrongs he had done… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • retribution — UK [ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌretrɪˈbjuʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] punishment that someone deserves because they have done something very bad Many people were afraid to speak out because of fear of retribution. retribution for: Retribution for the… …   English dictionary

  • retribution — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compensation, redress, reparation, reprisal, reciprocation; nemesis; amends. See retaliation, payment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. requital, reprisal, retaliation, just deserts; see punishment , revenge 1 …   English dictionary for students

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