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Etymology
Latin, from retribuere 'assign again'.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˌrɛtrɪˈbjuʃɒn/
w:SAMPA chart for English|SAMPA: /%rEtrI"bjuSQn/

Noun
en-noun

1. punishment|Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.

Translations
trans-top|Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|報應|报应 (bàoyìng)
Finnish: rangaistus
French: vendetta
trans-mid
Swedish: vedergällning c
Romanian: răzbunare
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Derived terms
retributionist
retributive

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