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retribution

noun
/ˌɹɛt.ɹɪˈbju.ʃən/

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Latin retribuere (“repay”).

  1. derived from retribuo

Definitions

  1. Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at retribution. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at retribution. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at retribution

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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