Collocations for retribution - noun
ADJECTIVE
just
terrible
violent
legal, political
Political retribution will fall swiftly on any president who fails in that task.
terrible
violent
legal, political
Political retribution will fall swiftly on any president who fails in that task.
swift
Retribution will be swift if you cross me.
Retribution will be swift if you cross me.
divine
PREPOSITION
in retribution
His armies invaded their lands in retribution.
His armies invaded their lands in retribution.
retribution against
retribution against wrongdoers
retribution against wrongdoers
retribution for
He saw his suffering as retribution for the sins of his past life.
He saw his suffering as retribution for the sins of his past life.
retribution from
The celebrity couple clearly feared retribution from their fans.
The celebrity couple clearly feared retribution from their fans.
retribution on
She saw the sentence as just retribution on the man who had assaulted her.
She saw the sentence as just retribution on the man who had assaulted her.
PHRASES
an act of retribution
fear of retribution
The victim did not report the incident for fear of retribution.
fear of retribution
The victim did not report the incident for fear of retribution.