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retribution

re truh byooh shuhn

  • n  a justly deserved penalty
  • n  the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
  • n  the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19
    the swiftness of divine retribution

  • Critics contend some of the attorneys six of whom had recently received outstanding job-performance ratings were fired as retribution for prosecuting Republicans or for .
  • A bad day on the field for a player on the national soccer squad could result in savage retribution: Players had their feet scalded and toenails ripped off for failing to win .
  • The point was not childish retribution, but restoration of British "face" with the natives.
News & Articles

  • Video: Senate committee moves toward military sexual assaults crackdown
    A plan to combat military sexual assault has been approved, featuring an amendment would make it a crime to seek retribution against any military member who reports a sexual assault. Nancy Cordes reports on the changes and even more aggressive measures lawmakers proposed to combat the problem.
    June 13, 2013 - CBS News
  • BLACK LIGHT RETRIBUTION GAMEPLAY DEMO - E3 2013
    ?12 JUN 2013 Offscreen footage of Black Light Retribution at E3 2013 running on Playstation 4. Don't have IGN Prime? Join Today! Get access to these videos:
    June 12, 2013 - IGN Guides
  • New Trailer: FPS + F2P + PS4 = Blacklight Retribution
    Summer is upon us and another E3 is here! Even with the unusually sunny skies here in Seattle the last couple months, we here at Zombie Studios have been hard at work on getting Blacklight: Retribution ready to be playable on the show floor at E3 2013.
    June 12, 2013 - PlayStation Blog
Quotes

  • Barack Obama in USA Today
    This is a time for reflection, not retribution,Obama said in a statement. "We have been through a dark and painful chapter in our history. But at a time of great challenges and disturbing disunity, nothing will be gained by spending our...
  • Harry Reid in KXMC
    Still, Reid says it's "not a time for retribution."
  • President Bush in American Daily
    Bush added, "Many specifics of this program, including where these detainees have been held and the details of their confinement, cannot be divulged. Doing so would provide our enemies with information they could use to take retribution against our...

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