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requital

 
Dictionary: re·quit·al   (rĭ-kwīt'l) pronunciation
n.
  1. The act of requiting.
  2. Return, as for an injury or friendly act.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a justly deserved penalty
  Synonym: retribution

Meaning #2: an act of requiting; returning in kind


 
 
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