Retaliation
Retaliation noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.
Usage example: police believe that the murder was in retaliation for an earlier gangland execution
Restitution and retaliation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Restitution" instead the word "Retaliation" as a noun or an adverb.
Restitution
Restitution noun - Payment to another for a loss or injury.
Usage example: sought restitution from the other driver's insurance company for lost wages
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Synonyms for Restitution
Retaliation and restitution are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Retaliation" instead the word "Restitution" as a noun or an adverb.
Nearby Words: restitute, restituted, restituting
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- satisfaction and retaliation
- satisfaction and restitution
- reward and retaliation
- reward and restitution
- return and retaliation
- return and restitution
- compensation and retaliation
- compensation and restitution
- redress and retaliation
- redress and restitution
- reprisal and retaliation
- reprisal and restitution
- punishment and retaliation
- punishment and restitution
How words are described
| immediate | immediate retaliation | immediate restitution |
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