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retributions
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correction imposed as repayment for wrongdoing
- The community sought retribution through justice, not violence.
- He accepted the punishment as fair retribution for his crimes.
- True retribution aims to correct rather than to destroy.
- They demanded retribution for the harm caused by negligence.
- The trial provided a form of retribution for the victims' families.
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vengeful punishment or retaliation for harm done, often believed to occur in the afterlife
- He believed retribution awaited the guilty after death.
- Ancient texts warn of divine retribution beyond the grave.
- The curse was seen as spiritual retribution for betrayal.
- The cult feared eternal retribution for defying sacred laws.
- Retribution was imagined as punishment delivered by the gods.
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punishment rightly inflicted for a wrongdoing
- The murderer faced retribution for his brutal acts.
- The townspeople saw the sentence as rightful retribution.
- The rebels feared retribution from the empire.
- Many stories end with poetic retribution for the villain.
- He waited years for retribution against his betrayers.