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Word: Retribution
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘recompense for merit or a service’): from late Latin retributio(n-), from retribut- ‘assigned again’, from the verb retribuere, from re- ‘back’ + tribuere ‘assign’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌrɛtrɪˈbjuːʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act
Short Definition:punishment inflicted as vengeance for wrong or criminal act
Examples:- employees asked not to be named, saying they feared retribution
- Minos threatened war against Athens in retribution for his son's death
- divine retribution
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