| NOUN | possession | retribution, requital | a justly deserved penalty |
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| act | retribution | the act of correcting for your wrongdoing | |
| act | retribution, vengeance, payback | the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life |
| Sounds | reh.trahbyuw'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A justly deserved penalty. | |
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| Synonym | requital | |
| Broader | penalty | A payment required for not fulfilling a contract |
| Spanish | compensación, retribución | |
| Meaning | The act of correcting for your wrongdoing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | correction, rectification | The act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake |
| Spanish | retribución | |
| Catalan | retribució | |
| Meaning | The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the swiftness of divine retribution" | |
| Synonyms | vengeance, payback | |
| Broader | retaliation, revenge | action taken in return for an injury or offense |
| Spanish | cástigo, desquite, represalia, revancha, venganza, vindicación | |
| Catalan | venjament, venjança, vindicació | |
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