n. the act of correcting for your wrongdoing

n. the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution"

n. a justly deserved penalty

n. an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

n. the act of punishing

n. the act of punishing

n. an act of requiting; returning in kind

n. payment of a debt or obligation

n. compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors

n. compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"

n. a sum of money paid

n. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

n. money paid out

n. compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.; "he received reimbursement for his travel expenses"

n. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

n. something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"