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Retribution vs Destitute - What's the difference?

retribution | destitute |

As a noun retribution

is remuneration, reward.

As an adjective destitute is

lacking something; devoid; especially lacking money; poor, impoverished, poverty-stricken.

retribution

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
  • *1983 , Richard A. Posner, The economics of justice m p.208:
  • *:Whereas retribution focuses on the offender's wrong, retaliation focuses on the impulse of the victim (or of those who sympathize with him) to strike back at the offender.
  • * 1999 , , Medieval crime and social control , p.73:
  • *: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.

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    Hypernyms

    * punishment

    Derived terms

    * retributionist * retributive

    destitute

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Lacking something; devoid; especially lacking money; poor, impoverished, poverty-stricken.
  • * Bible, Psalm 141:8
    • In thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute .

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