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noun (n)

• a justly deserved penalty(noun.possession)

  Synonym:
  requital
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of correcting for your wrongdoing(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life(noun.act)

  Example:
  The swiftness of divine retribution.
  

  Synonym:
  payback, vengeance
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of retributing; repayment.(noun)

  source: webster1913