English → Latin
“retribution” in Latin
remūnerātiōpayment (in return); recompense, reward; remunerationgrātiagrace; thankfulness; thanks (see grātiās agō, grātiās habeō)praemiumprofit derived from booty; profit, advantage, prerogative, distinction; prize, reward, recompensemercēspay, wages, reward; revenue, income; chastisement, punishment, penaltyrependōto weigh back, weigh out; to pay back, requite, pay in kind, repay, return, reward; to ponder
The English word retribution itself goes back to Latin tribus, through retribuo.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
retribution
remuneratio (in a good sense): gratia (in a good or bad sense): praemium: merces (reward, recompense; merces also in a bad sense): or by the verbs; e.g., par pari referre: rependere: referre gratiam. In a good sense = Reward, which see. To exact a severe retribution, ulcisci injuriam ab aliquo illatam.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for retribution?
- The usual Latin words for “retribution” are remūnerātiō, grātia, praemium; also mercēs, rependō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.