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payback
['peɪˌbæk]
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retribution
[ˌrɛtrə'bjuʃən]
the swiftness of divine retribution
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vengeance
['vɛndʒəns]
"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