as in revenge
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury
the neighborhood is being torn apart by an endless cycle of gang violence and retribution
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Current and former officials see it as a campaign of retribution against those who opposed his earlier work, as well as an opportunity to fulfill his most controversial policies by sidelining bureaucrats who get in his way.
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Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 16 Feb. 2025
The two spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.
—Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Antonio Gaines, president of HUD Council 222 of the American Federation of Government Employees, learned about these targets from three officials with direct knowledge of them, who also declined to be named for fear of retribution.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
Journalists consider the administration’s move a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment — a governmental attempt to dictate what a news company publishes under threat of retribution.
—David Bauder, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025
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Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 16 Feb. 2025
The two spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.
—Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Antonio Gaines, president of HUD Council 222 of the American Federation of Government Employees, learned about these targets from three officials with direct knowledge of them, who also declined to be named for fear of retribution.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
Journalists consider the administration’s move a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment — a governmental attempt to dictate what a news company publishes under threat of retribution.
—David Bauder, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Retribution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retribution. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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