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exact retribution
verb as in retaliate
Example Sentences
“There is not a case in American history where a presidential candidate has run for office on a promise that they would exact retribution against anyone they perceive as not supporting them in the campaign,” Ian Bassin, a former associate White House counsel who heads the advocacy group Protect Democracy, told The New York Times.
Instead, it now views the state as a mechanism to exact retribution, discipline and punish members of that society.
"And if elected, Trump has promised to overturn laws that would keep him accountable and exact retribution on anyone he considers an enemy, even warning of a 'blood bath' if he doesn't get his way. So, we the people have a chance to render our own verdict on Donald Trump. We are the jury he most fears. When we vote this November, we vote for justice, accountability, and the rule of law that keeps America free."
As NPR noted in January, “Trump has said he would issue those pardons on ‘Day 1’ of his presidency, as part of a broader agenda to use presidential power to exact ‘retribution’ against his opponents and deliver ‘justice’ for his supporters.
“This is an intentional, forceful strike to an opponent’s head using the stick as a weapon to exact retribution on an opponent well after a goal has been scored.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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