Definition of retribution Retribution

/ɹɛˌtɹʌbjuˈʃʌn/ - [retrubyushun] - ret•ri•bu•tion

We found 9 definitions of retribution from 5 different sources.

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Noun Plural: retributions
retribution - the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
retribution - a justly deserved penalty
		requital
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"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution"
		vengeance, payback
		retaliation, revenge action taken in return for an injury or offense

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Wiktionary

retribution (Noun)
Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

retribution (n.)
The act of retributing; repayment.
retribution (n.)
That which is given in repayment or compensation; return suitable to the merits or deserts of, as an action; commonly, condign punishment for evil or wrong.
retribution (n.)
Specifically, reward and punishment, as distributed at the general judgment.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

retribution
Action taken to respond to an insult, injury or other wrong by trying to harm its perpetrator.

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retribution, noun, singular of retributions.

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