New Word: Retribution Meaning: The dispensing or receiving of reward or punishment as payback for a wrong or criminal act. Difference between retribution and revenge: 1. Revenge is for an injury; retribution is for a wrong. 2. Retribution sets an internal limit to the amount of the punishment according to the seriousness of the wrong; revenge need not. 3. Revenge is personal; the agent of retribution need have no special or personal tie to the victim of the wrong for which he exacts retribution. 4. Revenge involves a particular emotional tone, pleasure in the suffering of another, while retribution need involve no emotional tone. Examples of usage: - The killer acted without fear of retribution. -The neighborhood is being torn apart by an endless cycle of gang violence and retribution. - While it has been said that vengeance is a dish best served cold, in my experience, those who most desperately yearn for retribution are often feverish to have their eye for an eye while their wounds are still fresh.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 04:13:15 +0000