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- retribution :the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
- Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord|For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge|he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him|the swiftness of divine retribution
- retribution :a justly deserved penalty
- retribution :the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
- retribution :the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life