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REQUITALn.

Websters Unabridged Dictionary (1913) • 1913

The act of requiting; also, that which requites; return, good or bad, for anything done; in a good sense, compensation; recompense; as, the requital of services; in a bad sense, retaliation, or punishment; as, the requital of evil deeds. No merit their aversion can remove, Nor ill requital can efface their love. Waller.

requitalnoun

Wiktionary (English) • 2026

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Compensation for damage or loss; amends. | Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance. | Return in kind; recompense, repayment, reward.

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