RETRIBUTION Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster With its prefix re-, meaning "back", retribution means literally "payback" And indeed we usually use it when talking about personal revenge, whether it's retribution for an insult in a high-school corridor or retribution for a guerrilla attack on a government building
Retribution (2023) - IMDb Retribution: Directed by Nimród Antal With Liam Neeson, Noma Dumezweni, Lilly Aspell, Jack Champion A bank executive receives a bomb threat while driving his children to school that his car will explode if they stop and get out
RETRIBUTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary They fled because they feared retribution for the genocide She was asked whether a civilian government should seek retribution against military officers involved in human rights abuses Many saw her death as divine retribution (= punishment by God) for her crimes
RETRIBUTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Retribution is punishment for a crime, especially punishment which is carried out by someone other than the official authorities He didn't want any further involvement for fear of retribution
retribution - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Noun retribution (countable and uncountable, plural retributions) Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance