Sentences with 'retribution'

Example sentences and phrases with the word retribution and other words derived from it.

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« Very often this took the form of arrogance, hubris and lack of self-control, which the Greeks believed was offensive to the gods and could bring divine retribution. »
« Also, one of the legacies of feudal law was the importance placed on honour and retribution; any insult or slight could initiate reprisals or even plunge an entire kingdom into civil war. »
« The Hebrews of antiquity applied the "law of retribution", which condemned the offender to suffer a damage equal to that committed in the crime. It is summed up in the phrase "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth". Do you agree with this and have you ever behaved according to this "law"? »

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