retributions
Vengeance dealt out
Retributions is the plural of retribution—punishment inflicted as vengeance for wrongdoing.
The word carries a sense of deserved payback, often harsh or violent: The gang's retributions were swift and brutal.
Divine retribution suggests cosmic justice.
Multiple retributions implies a pattern of punitive acts: The cycle of retributions between the families had lasted generations.
Retaliation for injury
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
damnation · smiting · hellfire · penance · atonement · sins · reckoning · apocalypse
Punitive response to injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- avengePunish on behalf of
settling scores · eye for eye · comeuppance · getting even · backlash · counterattack · grudge · nemesis
Punitive international restrictions
- reprisalsRetaliatory actions after offense
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- embargoesRestrictions on international commerce
- countermeasuresDefensive actions against threats
diplomatic · expulsion · retaliation · regime · oppression · purges · crackdowns · persecution
Sanctions for misconduct
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
- sentencesPunishments or complete thoughts
- judgmentsFormed opinions or decisions
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
verdicts · convictions · justice · courts · prosecution · restitution · damages · fines
vengeance
Retaliation for injury
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
nemesis · damnation · smiting · hellfire · penance · atonement · sins · reckoning · apocalypse · doomsday
retaliation
Punitive response to injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
- reprisalPunitive action in return
avenge · settling scores · eye for eye · comeuppance · getting even · backlash · counterattack · grudge · nemesis · feud
sanctions
Punitive international restrictions
- reprisalsRetaliatory actions after offense
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- embargoesRestrictions on international commerce
countermeasures · diplomatic · expulsion · retaliation · regime · oppression · purges · crackdowns · persecution · resistance
punishments
Sanctions for misconduct
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
- sentencesPunishments or complete thoughts
- judgmentsFormed opinions or decisions
sanctions · verdicts · convictions · justice · courts · prosecution · restitution · damages · fines · reparations
retributionsforgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
pardons · absolution · clemency · mercy · amnesty
retributionscompassion
Concern for others' distress
grace · mercy · reconciliation · benevolence · kindness
retributionsrestorative justice
Conflict resolution through mutual healing
reconciliation · rehabilitation · restitution · reparations · mediation
- divine retributionPunishment delivered by deity
- karmic retributionFate repaying past deeds