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poetic justice

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poetic justice
n.
The rewarding of virtue and the punishment of vice, often in an especially appropriate or ironic manner.
poetic justice
Noun
an appropriate punishment or reward for previous actions
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Noun1.poetic justice - an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)
just deserts
final result, outcome, resultant, termination, result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
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poetic justice poet n → ausgleichende Gerechtigkeit f


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It was only poetic justice that the chief mate who had made a mistake - perhaps a half-excusable one - about the distribution of his ship's cargo should pay the penalty.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
That reminds me that I never paid for them; but, by Jove, I will to-morrow, and if that isn't poetic justice, what is?
The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context
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