retribution

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of taking revenge, such as harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done, especially in the next life

   My only comfort after my partner's murder was thinking of possible retribution.

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Simplified etymology

Retribution entered English in the late Middle English period with the sense of “paying back.” It belongs to the Latin-derived word family associated with tribus, the source of tribe, tribute, and tribune.

From Latin retribuere (“repay”).

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