taste of their own medicine
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- comeuppanceDeserved punishment or rebuke
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
poetic justice · backfire · turnabout · retaliation · bitter · swallow · dose · served · deserved · lesson · humbled · irony · boomerang · reciprocate · spite · vindication · tables turned · sweet revenge
reciprocity of treatment
taste of their own medicineturn the other cheek
Refuse to retaliate
forgive and forget · let bygones be bygones · grace · pardon · overlook
justice framework
taste of their own medicinemercy
Compassion toward offenders
clemency · amnesty · absolution · exoneration · restorative justice
reciprocity/karmic justice
taste of their own medicineforgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
grace · mercy · pardoning · absolution · forbearance