Retribution Definition & Meaning
retribution
- noun
- a justly deserved penalty
- the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
- the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"-- Romans
- 19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution"
"Retribution" in song lyrics
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"A righteous infliction of retribution"
Aesop Rock f/ Vast Aire, Yeshua Da Poed — Sinister -
"Shootin at the sky lookin for Godly retribution"
Cage — Agent Orange -
"Because, cops be shooting, with no retribution"
Capital-X — Walk the Walk
Words that rhyme with retribution
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- What does retribution mean?
- a justly deserved penalty the act of correcting for your wrongdoing the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"-- Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution"
- What part of speech is retribution?
- Retribution is a noun.
- How many definitions does retribution have?
- Retribution has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).