RETRIBUTION - Definition

Meaning of RETRIBUTION

Pronunciation:		`retru'byooshun
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the act of correcting for your wrongdoing [n] 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" [n] a justly deserved penalty

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	Synonyms:	requital, vengeance

	See Also:	correction, penalty, rectification, retaliation, revenge

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	Definition:	Retribution When Miami prosecutor C. J. Townsend hears the voice of a serial killer suspect, she recognizes the man who raped her and effectively shattered her life 12 years ago. Now, her need to seek vengeance may overpower her professional motivation to see justice done. This is the debut novel from this author, who was previously an assistant state attorney in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. more details ...

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ret`ri*bu"tion\, n. [L. retributio: cf. F. r['e]tribution.] 1. The act of retributing; repayment. In good offices and due retributions, we may not be pinching and niggardly. --Bp. Hall. 2. That which is given in repayment or compensation; return suitable to the merits or deserts of, as an action; commonly, condign punishment for evil or wrong. All who have their reward on earth, . . . Naught seeking but the praise of men, here find Fit retribution, empty as their deeds. --Milton. 3. Specifically, reward and punishment, as distributed at the general judgment. It is a strong argument for a state of retribution hereafter, that in this world virtuous persons are very often unfortunate, and vicious persons prosperous. --Addison. Syn: Repayment; requital; recompense; payment; retaliation.

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