[U] ~ (for sth) (formal) severe punishment for sth seriously wrong that sb has done:
People are seeking retribution for the latest terrorist outrages. * fear of divine retribution (= punishment from God)
retributive adjective [usuallybeforenoun]:
retributive justice
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