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1 retribution
• palkka• palkkio• rangaistus• kosto* * *retri'bju:ʃən(punishment, especially deserved.) rangaistus
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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