Category:Requital

Re*quit"al (-al), n. Etym: [from requite.]

Defn: 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.

Syn. -- compensation; recompense; remuneration; reward; satisfaction; Payment; retribution; retaliation; reprisal; punishment.