retribution

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  1. noun Something justly deserved; recompense.
  2. noun Something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment.
  3. noun Theology Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this one.

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  1. Middle English retribucion, from Old French retribution, from Latin retribūtiō, retribūtiōn-, from retribūtus, past participle of retribuere, to pay back : re-, re- + tribuere, to grant; see tribe.

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  1. from Old French retribution, retribucion, French rétribution = Provencal retribucio = Spanish retribucion = Portuguese retribuição = Italian retribuzione, from Latin retributio(n-), recompense, repayment, from retribuere, past participle retributus, restore. repay: see retribute.
 

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/rɛtrɪˈbjuʃən/
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