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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
retribution/retrɪˈbjuːʃn/
▶noun punishment inflicted as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.
– derivatives
retributive /rɪˈtrɪbjʊtɪv/ adjective,
retributory /rɪˈtrɪbjʊt(ə)ri/ adjective.
retributive /rɪˈtrɪbjʊtɪv/ adjective,
retributory /rɪˈtrɪbjʊt(ə)ri/ adjective.
– origin ME: from late L. retributio(n-), from retribut-, retribuere ‘assign again’.
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