Other Word Forms of Retribution
Noun
Singular:
retribution
Plural:
retributions
Origin of Retribution
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Middle English retribucion repayment, reward from Old French retribution from Late Latin retribūtiō retribūtiōn- from Latin retribūtus past participle of retribuere to pay back re- re- tribuere to grant tribe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin, from retribuere (“assign again").
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Retribution Sentence Examples
He decided to back down, in fear of violent retribution.
The bullies became targets of her retribution.
I was quite ill afterward, and I wonder if retribution also overtook the turkey.
He considered his unlucky circ*mstances to be retribution for his past decisions.
Not a single friend, not a single enemy, was forgotten; the slightest service, the slightest wrong, had its place assigned in her faithful and implacable memory for retribution or reward.
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