demand retribution
Frequency: 5.55.0 per million words
To formally ask for punishment to be enacted.
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- The victims' families demand swift retribution for the heinous crime.
- After the attack, the nation demanded retribution against those responsible.
- They will surely demand retribution for the injustice they suffered.
- The prosecutor plans to demand severe retribution in court.
- In ancient times, tribes would often demand retribution for perceived wrongs.
- The public began to demand political retribution after the scandal broke.
- He felt a strong urge to demand personal retribution for the betrayal.
- Will the international community demand economic retribution for the aggression?
- Even years later, some still demand retribution for the historical atrocities.
- If you cross them, they are likely to demand harsh retribution.