vengeance-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: vengeance
sense: 01238028-n
part of speech: noun

retribution-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: retribution
sense: 01238028-n
part of speech: noun

payback-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: payback
sense: 01238028-n
part of speech: noun

01238028-n
type: LexicalConcept
in scheme: en-word.net
definition: the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
example: Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord
  source: The Bible, Romans 12:19
example: For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge
  source: James Garfield
example: he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him
example: the swiftness of divine retribution
ili: i41868
lexfile: noun.act
part of speech: noun
hypernym: 01237823-n