1.Definition: 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", "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge", "He swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him", "The swiftness of divine retribution"

Related Noun(s):payback, retribution

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