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# retribution

«retribution» in Mova's school dictionary: **punishment that is deserved, given as payment for a wrong…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (no plural)

### meaning for a pupil

Retribution is punishment that is deserved, given as payment for a wrong that has been done. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retribution/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in tales the wrongdoer gets his just punishment, often by a sudden fall or loss

### examples

- "Retribution," replied the pasha. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retribution/#x1)
- The hour of retribution had arrived. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retribution/#x2)
- A just retribution fell upon the Eagle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retribution/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «retribution» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retribution/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.