Meanings (ES + gloss)
castigo • retribución
Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
1. Revenge is for an injury; retribution is for a wrong. 2. Retribution sets an internal limit to the amount of the punishment according to the seriousness of the wrong; revenge ne…
Whereas retribution focuses on the offender's wrong, retaliation focuses on the impulse of the victim (or of those who sympathize with him) to strike back at the offender.
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