About The Word Retribution
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Retribution
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What's The Definition Of Retribution?
[n] the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
[n] 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" [n] a justly deserved penalty Synonyms | Synonyms for Retribution: requital | vengeance Related Terms | Find terms related to Retribution: See Also | correction | penalty | rectification | retaliation | revenge Retribution In Webster's Dictionary \Ret`ri*bu"tion\, n. [L. retributio: cf. F.
r['e]tribution.]
1. The act of retributing; repayment.
In good offices and due retributions, we may not be
pinching and niggardly. --Bp. Hall.
2. 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.
All who have their reward on earth, . . . Naught
seeking but the praise of men, here find Fit
retribution, empty as their deeds. --Milton.
3. Specifically, reward and punishment, as distributed at the
general judgment.
It is a strong argument for a state of retribution
hereafter, that in this world virtuous persons are
very often unfortunate, and vicious persons
prosperous. --Addison.
Syn: Repayment; requital; recompense; payment; retaliation.
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