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retribution noun 1 the act of punishing or taking vengeance for sin or wrongdoing. 2 deserved punishment, especially for sin or wrongdoing; vengeance. retributive adj being or forming a punishment which is deserved or suitable. retributively adverb.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin retribuere, retributum to give back.
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