retribution [noun]: revenge, reprisal; punishment, esp. meted out by God.
Example: Having little faith in the judicial system, the victim’s family prayed for divine retribution.
Synonyms: comeuppance, compensation, justice, nemesis, payback, punishment, reckoning, recompense, redress, reparation, repayment, reprisal, requital, restitution, retaliation, revenge, vengeance
Antonyms: absolution, acquittal, amnesty, clemency, exoneration, forgiveness, indemnity, indulgence, mercy, pardon, reprieve, exculpation
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