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# retribution

noun (no plural)

«retribution» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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

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

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

Deserved payment or punishment, as God says it will come back on the heads of those who sold His people.

**Interpretation.** The prophets teach that God judges nations for how they treat Israel, and tradition sees this as measure for measure justice.

### Examples

- behold, I will stir them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your retribution upon your own head; (Prophets JOL.4.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/retribution/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «retribution» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retribution/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«retribution» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/retribution.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «retribution» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/retribution/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«retribution» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/retribution.html) on Mova free.