retribution

[US]/ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃn/
[UK]/ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. deserved punishment or compensation

Phrases & Collocations

divine retribution

karmic retribution

ultimate retribution

swift retribution

poetic retribution

Example Sentences

Retribution is at hand.

retribution was administered to those found guilty.

settlers drove the Navajo out of Arizona in retribution for their raids.

retribution arrived in the shape of my irate father.

Do evil actions bring retribution after death?

"The Pantaloon in Black," in which a big negro named Rider struggles with grief over his wife Mannie's early death and ends up killing a white man and getting lynched in retribution.

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