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poetic justice collapse: an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)

nemesis collapse: (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

justification collapse: the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller; something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution"; a statement in explanation of some action or belief

penology collapse: the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation

retribution collapse: the act of correcting for your wrongdoing; a justly deserved penalty

Rhadamanthus collapse: (Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld

Minos collapse: son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld

Nemesis collapse: (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

arbiter collapse: someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion"

referee collapse: (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play; an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case; evaluate professionally a colleague's work; be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

equity collapse: the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation; the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it

judgment collapse: the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"; (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it; the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions; the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions; an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"

beak collapse: horny projecting mouth of a bird; beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles); informal terms for the nose

correction collapse: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right; treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"; a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"; something substituted for an error; a rebuke for making a mistake; a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

moderator collapse: someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence; someone who presides over a forum or debate; in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly; any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors

penalty collapse: (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game; the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty"; a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

reversionary collapse: of or relating to or involving a reversion (especially a legal reversion); "reversionary annuity"; "reversionary interest"

revertible collapse: to be returned to the former owner or that owner's heirs

ombudsman collapse: a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government

punitive collapse: inflicting punishment; "punitive justice"; "punitive damages"

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