Meaning of Retribution | Babel Free
ˌɹɛt.ɹɪˈbju.ʃənEquivalents
Български
мъст
Ελληνικά
ανταπόδοση
فارسی
انتقام
Galego
castigo
Bahasa Indonesia
imbalan
ქართული
სამაგიერო
Kurdî
kara
Bahasa Melayu
balasan
Nederlands
vergelding
Português
retribuição
Română
răzbunare
Slovenčina
pomsta
Slovenščina
kazen
Svenska
vedergällning
ไทย
วิบาก
Türkçe
intikam
Tiếng Việt
báo ứng
Examples
“Whereas retribution focuses on the offender's wrong, retaliation focuses on the impulse of the victim (or of those who sympathize with him) to strike back at the offender.”
“1. Revenge is for an injury; retribution is for a wrong. 2. Retribution sets an internal limit to the amount of the punishment according to the seriousness of the wrong; revenge need not. 3. Revenge is personal; the agent of retribution need have no special or personal tie to the victim of the wrong for which he exacts retribution. 4. Revenge involves a particular emotional tone, pleasure in the suffering of another, while retribution need involve no emotional tone.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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