ret|ri|bu|tion

ret|ri|bu|tion
ret|ri|bu|tion «REHT ruh BYOO shuhn», noun.
a deserved punishment; return for evil done, or sometimes for good done: »

Accusation was preferred and retribution most singular was looked for (Charles Lamb).

[< Latin retribūtiō, -ōnis < retribuere < re- back + tribuere to assign, related to tribus, -ūs tribe]

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