retribution
ret.ri.bu.tion \.re-tr*-'byu:-sh*n\ n [ME retribucioun, fr. MF retribution, fr. LL retribution-, Xretribution, fr. L retributus, pp. of retribuere to pay back, fr. re- + tribuere to pay - more at TRIBUTE 1: RECOMPENSE, REWARD 2: the dispensing or receiving of reward or punishment esp. in the hereafte r 3: something given or extracted in recompense; esp : PUNISHMENT)M