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Retribution

(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

Something exacted in recompense. In the concept of karma, it is the reward or punishment received in one life in payment for the actions of the previous life (see Reincarnation).

Wiccans believe that we receive retribution within the same lifetime: do good and good is returned, threefold. Similarly, do evil and that, too, is returned threefold, within that lifetime. This belief should overcome any temptation to act negatively.

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Regrettably, Rawls's asserted distinction between distributive and retributive justice has produced less debate than his rejection of desert in the distributive realm.
Olalia said that "most probably more prisoners, that are not dregs of society like Sanchez," may benefit from the law, especially since our justice system is "retributive," or onethatis more focused on punishment rather than reform.
On the issue of the War Crimes Court, the Vice President said President Weah is concerned and has mandated the Ministry of Justice to develop a roadmap and make the necessary recommendations to the Cabinet in order to make a determination.VP Howard-Taylor then expressed her belief that a 'War Memorial' could be greatly helpful as it is a key component of both restorative and retributive justice systems.
The chair of the subcommittee of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights, Dr Mahreeen Razzaq defends the introduction of harsher penalties for the abusers to make them 'realise their crime in the harshest conditions until the day they die.' However, we have seen many a time that just retributive actions of the state do not work effectively to create deterrence against heinous crimes such as the one under discussion.
Christofi said that authorities are not taking complaints from his union seriously, while taking retributive action against those who come forward to complain.
Our justice system particularly where it concerns children must continue to strive towards being more restorative, not retributive. Juvenile detention centres must provide a safe space for children to learn, grow and transform.
The Foreign Minister in a letter addressed to the President of UNSC gave an account of how India within moments of the February 14, Pulwama attack began accusing Pakistan and started threatening retributive action.Mentioning the continued Indian atrocities against innocent Kashmiris fighting their right to self determination, Qureshi also reminded the UNSC President of the UN Security Council resolutions on the Kashmir dispute that stipulate the holding of a democratic and impartial plebiscite to enable the people of Jammu and Kashmir to determine their own future.
The writer opted not to dwell on the cruelties, indignities and lies directed at the prisoners "as they will form the subject of retributive justice on the prison camp commandant.
The focus is retributive justice: Prosecute the CICL.
Those who sell-out workers always, in the end, suffer from the Karmic Law of Retributive Justice.
By rendering the condemned passive--strapped and sedated--the process lost the symbolic expressiveness, the shock and awe that fuels and feeds the retributive urge.
Describing the retributive actions across the LoC (Line of Control) as "business as usual" for the forces, decorated war veterans, taking part in a panel discussion on 'Role of Cross-Border Operations and Surgical Strikes' on the first day of MLF, flayed the Modi government for politicising Indian Army's operational successes to further its political ends.
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