retribution

ret·ri·bu·tion  (rtr-byshn)

n.

1. Something justly deserved; recompense.

2. Something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment.

3. Theology Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this one.

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[Middle English retribucion, from Old French retribution, from Latin retribti, retribtin-, from retribtus, past participle of retribuere, to pay back : re-, re- + tribuere, to grant; see tribe.]

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retribution [ˌrɛtrɪˈbjuːʃən]

n

1. the act of punishing or taking vengeance for wrongdoing, sin, or injury

2. punishment or vengeance

[via Old French from Church Latin retribūtiō, from Latin retribuere to repay, from re- + tribuere to pay; see tribute]

retributive  [rɪˈtrɪbjʊtɪv] less commonly, retributory adj

retributively  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	retribution - a justly deserved penalty requital penalty - a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
	2.	retribution - the act of correcting for your wrongdoing correction, rectification - the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
	3.	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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retribution

noun punishment, retaliation, reprisal, redress, justice, reward, reckoning, compensation, satisfaction, revenge, repayment, vengeance, Nemesis, recompense, an eye for an eye, requital He decided to get his retribution in first.

Quotations
"Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small;"
"Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all" [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Retribution]

Translations

retribution [ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃən] N → justo castigo m, pena f merecida

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retribution [ˌrɛtrɪˈbjuːʃ^ən] n → châtiment m

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retribution

n → Vergeltung f; in retribution → als Vergeltung

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retribution [ˌrɛtrɪˈbjuːʃ/ən] n → castigo

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retribution [ˌrɛtrɪˈbjuːʃ/ən] n → castigo

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retribution

n retribution [retriˈbjuːʃən]

punishment, especially deserved. straf, vergelding جَزاء، عِقاب възмездие trest, odplata gengældelse die Vergeltung (δίκαιη) τιμωρία justo castigo karistus کیفر؛ مجازات rangaistus châtiment גְמוּל प्रतिकार odmazda büntetés hukuman réttlát refsing, makleg málagjöld castigo, punizione 報い 앙갚음 atpildas, pelnyta bausmė sods; atmaksa pembalasan vergelding (velfortjent) straff; gjengjeld kara castigo pedeapsă возмездие odplata, pomsta kazen odmazda vedergällning, straff ผลกรรมสนอง hak edilen ceza 應得的懲罰 відплата, кара سزا sự trừng phạt 惩罚，报偿