RETRIBUTION
(noun) the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
(noun) 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", "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge", "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him", "the swiftness of divine retribution"
synonyms : payback , vengeance(noun) a justly deserved penalty
synonyms : requital
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Mnemonics for retribution
(Tag: Hindi) RATRI(night)+ABUSE--he abused me at night and got beating from me in the morning, he got RETRIBUTION.
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(Tag: ) Opposite of tribute. "Re" can mean two things: repeating/reinforcing OR opposite/reverse.
Reassured = assure strongly
Recurring = repeatedly occurring
Reprobation X Approbation
Retort X reply sharply
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(Tag: ) re-distribution means to correct previous distribution...correct wrong doing
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(Tag: ) retribution,concentrate on 'tribute'.he did not pay a tribute to the dying soldiers,he would be PUNISHED FOR HIS OFFENCE,HE DESERVES A JUST PENALTY
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(Tag: ) if you retry on girl's butt,if you will be punished badly
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(Tag: ) Retribution and Retaliation are similar...
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(Tag: ) retribution sounds like distribution....x distributed my sweets to every one so i gave him retribution...ie punishment for sth wrong that sb has done......
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(Tag: hindi) retribution rhymes like contribution mahatma gandhi did a lot of contribution so i want to avenge his murderer which is a necessary form of retribution
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(Tag: ) tribute means a payback, or a gift. So when you retribute, you pay back either by punishing for an offense, or compensation or a paying back by vengeance
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