2
meed(noun, right, return, benefit, prize)
2
paying back(expression, retaliation, revenge, ruthlessness, payback)
2
payoff(noun, conclusion, payment, settlement, climax)
2
premium(noun, benefit, prize, payment, recompense)
2
redemption(noun, compensation, renewal, amends, damages)
2
response(noun, attack, retaliation, revenge)
2
retributive justice(expression, idiom, punishment)
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settlement(noun, conclusion, payment, consequence, discount)
2
spitefulness(noun, attack, grievance, retaliation, vengeance)
2
tit for tat(noun, expression, idiom, act, attack)
2
torture(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand, sanction)
2
vindictiveness(noun, attack, grievance, retaliation, vengeance)
2
wages(noun, benefit, prize, profit, payment)
2
wergild
1
abatement(noun, penalty)
1
abuse(noun, stick, discipline, reprimand, sanction)
1
acknowledgment
1
acquittance(noun, discount, compensation, allowance, repayment)
1
agony(noun, punishment)
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amercement(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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