RETRIBUTION Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster With its prefix re-, meaning "back", retribution means literally "payback" And indeed we usually use it when talking about personal revenge, whether it's retribution for an insult in a high-school corridor or retribution for a guerrilla attack on a government building
Retribution (2023 film) - Wikipedia It is the third remake of the 2015 Spanish film El desconocido, which follows a man (Neeson) who gets trapped in his car after receiving a threat that it will explode if he gets out
RETRIBUTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary They fled because they feared retribution for the genocide She was asked whether a civilian government should seek retribution against military officers involved in human rights abuses Many saw her death as divine retribution (= punishment by God) for her crimes
retribution - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Whereas retribution focuses on the offender's wrong, retaliation focuses on the impulse of the victim (or of those who sympathize with him) to strike back at the offender
Retribution - Definition, Examples, Cases, Processes The term “retribution” means, in the simplest sense, revenge Retribution in the legal world refers to the act of setting a punishment for someone that “fits the crime ”