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retribution

noun

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Punishment imposed in response to wrongdoing.

The drama asks whether retribution can ever resolve the family's conflict.

Dictionary practice example.

The regent calls the planned penalty retribution for disobedience, although the narrative invites readers to question whether a respectful correction was wrongdoing at all.

From Authority and Retaliation in Fiction.

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