RETRIBUTION


Meaning of RETRIBUTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌre-trə-ˈbyü-shən ]

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 receiving of reward or punishment especially in the hereafter

3. : something given or exacted in recompense ; especially : punishment

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.