They fled because they feared retribution for the genocide.他们逃跑是因为他们害怕会因犯下的种族灭绝罪行而遭到严惩。
She was asked whether a civilian government should seek retribution against military officers involved in human rights abuses.她被问及一个平民政府是否应该严惩涉及践踏人权罪行的军官。
Many saw her death as divine retribution (= punishment by God) for her crimes.很多人看来,她的死罪有应得,是天谴。