Dictionary
ret•ri•bu•tion
Pronunciation: (re"tru-byOO'shun), [key]—
n.
1. requital according to merits or deserts, esp. for evil.
2. something given or inflicted in such requital.
3. Theol.the distribution of rewards and punishments in a future life.
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