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retributions

retributions is the plural of retribution.

Meaning of retribution

Noun

retribution (countable and uncountable, plural retributions)

  1. Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
    • 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.1983, Richard A. Posner, The economics of justice, m p.208

Questions about retributions

What is retributions the plural of?
Retributions is the plural of retribution.

Words near retributions in the dictionary

  1. retributional
  2. retributionary
  3. retributionism
  4. retributionist
  5. retributionists
  6. retributions
  7. retributive
  8. retributively
  9. retributiveness
  10. retributivism
  11. retributivist

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