noun
- punishment inflicted as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act
Usage: plural form of retribution
Examples
- The victims’ families demanded swift retributions for the crimes.
- History shows that violent retributions often lead to cycles of revenge.
- The dictator feared retributions from those he had oppressed.
- Divine retributions are a common theme in ancient literature.
- The court ordered financial retributions to compensate the victims.
- Many believed the natural disasters were retributions for humanity’s sins.