retribution in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   vengeance  retribution  payback 
   
2. a justly deserved penalty
   retribution  requital 
   
3. the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
   retribution