Definition of retribution | Bee Dictionary of English

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 violence seems to have stemmed from a yearlong retribution pattern between two "gangs" that, while involved in selling drugs, were at each other's throats mainly because of the .

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

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...