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Definition of retribution : 1. Specifically, reward and punishment, as distributed at the general judgment.
2. That which is given in repayment or compensation; return suitable to the merits or deserts of, as an action; commonly, condign punishment for evil or wrong.
3. The act of retributing; repayment.

Synonyms:

a tooth for a tooth, measure for measure, avenging, an eye for an eye, attack, just deserts, tit for tat, requital, like for like, counterattack, forgiveness, payback

incentive, refund, deposit, reward, salary, reimbursement, fee, reckoning, wage, disbursement, installment, remuneration, settlement, expenditure, repayment, wages, discharge, bankroll, payroll

penance, restitution, amends, recompensation, rectification, atonement, satisfaction, compensation, reparation, redemption, redress, appeasement

burden, judgment, discipline, penalty, punishment, abatement, chastisement, fine, handicap, premium, encumbrance, discount, forfeiture, correction, deduction, drawback

distress, confinement, revenge, price, persecution, agony, imprisonment, affliction, crucifixion, execution, torture, payment, incarceration, anguish, verdict, reprisal, sentence, castigation

exchange, retaliation, counteraction, vengeance, response, countercharge, counterblow, return, reciprocation, retort

Usage examples:

• The injured Colonists had risen in their might- a fearful retribution awaited him. - "Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution", L. Carroll Judson.
• We learned that after we had left the Notu people killed and ate two runaway carriers from the Kumusi, and after indulging in a great feast, fled and deserted their villages, so our late cannibalistic allies evidently feared retribution at our hands. - "Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines", H. Wilfrid Walker.
• Now retribution will come upon us. - "Jerusalem", Selma Lagerlöf.