n. vengeance, revenge, reprisal, retaliation, requital, redress, quid pro quo, satisfaction, punishment, justice, just deserts, recompense, compensation It is a moral question whether society's treatment of malefactors should be an act of retribution or the setting of an example to others
RETRIBUTION
Meaning of RETRIBUTION in English
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