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title: retribution — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «retribution» in the school dictionary: Retribution is punishment that is deserved, given as payment for a wrong that has been done. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# retribution

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**Who acts:** Retribution · **What happens:** be, deserve, give, do, reply, arrive · **To what, where:** Retribution punishment, payment, pasha, hour

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«retribution» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [retribution in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/retribution.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Retribution is punishment that is deserved, given as payment for a wrong that has been done.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retribution:m1:1
# text = Retribution is punishment that is deserved, given as payment for a wrong that has been done.
1	Retribution	retribution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	deserved	deserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	nmod	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obj	_	_
15	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Retribution punishment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **deserve** | present · passive |  | Retribution punishment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | as payment for a wrong | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **do** | present · perfect · passive |  | payment for a wrong |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: that=Eventuality |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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"Retribution," replied the pasha.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retribution:x1:1
# text = "Retribution," replied the pasha.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Retribution	retribution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	replied	reply	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pasha	pasha	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | Retribution | the pasha |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent pasha=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hour of retribution had arrived.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retribution:x2:1
# text = The hour of retribution had arrived.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	retribution	retribution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past · perfect · passive |  | the hour of retribution |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A just retribution fell upon the Eagle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retribution:x3:1
# text = A just retribution fell upon the Eagle.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	retribution	retribution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Eagle	Eagle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | a retribution |  |  |  |  | upon the Eagle | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon eagle=Location |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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