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retribution

/ˌɹɛt.ɹɪˈbju.ʃən/ noun C2
  1. Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance. (countable, uncountable)

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I thought that was a poetical retribution for her crime.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 206 · C1

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