Noun: retribution ,re-tru'byoo-shun
- A justly deserved penalty
"The hefty fine was seen as retribution for years of environmental violations";
- requital
- The act of correcting for your wrongdoing
"The criminal faced swift retribution for his actions"
- Punishment or retaliation inflicted in return for a wrong or injury
"They feared retribution from the people they had wronged";
- vengeance, payback
Derived forms: retributions
Type of: correction, penalty, rectification, retaliation, revenge
Encyclopedia: Retribution