requital
Debt repaid fully
Requital is repayment or return for something done—usually a favor, service, or wrong.
The word carries a formal, literary tone and can work in either direction: grateful requital for kindness received, or vengeful requital for harm suffered.
He sought requital for years of mistreatment.
The verb is requite.
Restoring what was lost
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- recompensePayment for loss
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
- redressCompensation for injury
amends · reimbursement · settlement · remuneration · repayment · damages · satisfaction · atonement
Payment for loss
- remunerationPayment for work done
- prizeReward for winning
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- bountyReward for capture
gratuity · honorarium · premium · benefit · payment · earnings · dividend · perquisite
Punishment for wrongdoing
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
- counterstrikeRetaliatory military action
counterblow · payback · comeuppance · avenging · countermeasure · counteraction · backlash · punishment
Retaliation for injury
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- avengerRetribution dealer
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
grudge · vindication · spite · resentment · rancor · bitterness · animosity · enmity
Guaranteed judicial fairness
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- just desertsMerited reward or punishment
- verdictOfficial court decision
judgment · reckoning · accountability · sentencing · punishment · penalty · consequence · legal remedy
Mutual exchange of actions
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
- quid pro quoReciprocal exchange of value
tit-for-tat · correspondence · equivalence · return · interchange · balance · parity · symmetry
restitution
Restoring what was lost
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- recompensePayment for loss
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
redress · amends · reimbursement · settlement · remuneration · repayment · damages · satisfaction · atonement · indemnity
recompense
Payment for loss
- remunerationPayment for work done
- prizeReward for winning
- bonusReward beyond expectation
bounty · gratuity · honorarium · premium · benefit · payment · earnings · dividend · perquisite · recognition
retribution
Punishment for wrongdoing
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
counterstrike · counterblow · payback · comeuppance · avenging · countermeasure · counteraction · backlash · punishment · settling scores
vengeance
Retaliation for injury
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- avengerRetribution dealer
nemesis · grudge · vindication · spite · resentment · rancor · bitterness · animosity · enmity · hostility
due process
Guaranteed judicial fairness
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- just desertsMerited reward or punishment
verdict · judgment · reckoning · accountability · sentencing · punishment · penalty · consequence · legal remedy · karmic justice
reciprocation
Mutual exchange of actions
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
quid pro quo · tit-for-tat · correspondence · equivalence · return · interchange · balance · parity · symmetry · complementarity
- retributionretribution, revenge, payback, vengeance, retaliation
- compensationpay, salary, income, wage, bonus
- counterattackscounterattack, counterblow, counterstrike, counterpunch, counteroffensive
- punishmentpunishment, prison, jail, execution, hanging
- reciprocityreciprocity, likewise, mutual benefit, mutualism, two-way street
requitalforgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
pardon · mercy · clemency · grace · absolution
requitalcharity
Voluntary aid for others
magnanimity · beneficence · debt forgiveness · waiver · altruism
requitalingratitude
Lack of appreciation
thanklessness · ungratefulness · neglect · indifference · disregard