1. (

• retribution ,
• requital

) a justly deserved penalty ;

2. (

• retribution

) the act of correcting for your wrongdoing ;

3. (

• vengeance ,
• retribution ,
• payback

) the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord";