fear of retribution

collocation in English

meaningsoffearandretribution

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fear
noun[C or U]
uk
/fɪər/us
/fɪr/
an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or ...
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retribution
noun[U]
uk
/ˌret.rɪˈbjuː.ʃən/us
/ˌret.rəˈbjuː.ʃən/
deserved and ...
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(Definition offearandretributionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffear of retribution

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According to villagers interviewed, the dead holy person disliked the sound of drums, and their playing was thus forbidden forfearofretribution.
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They have been pummelling the public without anyfearofretributionor even condemnation by public opinion.
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All trusts are required to introduce procedures so that staff at all levels can raise matters of concern withoutfearofretribution.
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I should like a commitment that vulnerable witnesses will be able to give evidence safely and withoutfearofretribution.
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If drug companies price medicines beyond the reach of people who need them, governments can override patents without thefearofretribution.
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We can be saved only if a potential aggressor is deterred by thefearofretribution.
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The child then has nofearofretribution, either at home or at school.
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He should be able to do that without anyfearofretributionas a result of those decisions.
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She has been disowned by her family, deprived of all contact with her brothers and sisters, and lives infearofretributionfrom the family.
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Of those that remain, restrictions on movement andfearofretributionmean that teachers art unable to teach and that they and pupils are unable to reach their classrooms.
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We heard allegations of fights amongst staff members and of staff having to be escorted to public transport because offearofretributionfrom other staff members.
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Any individual can view any film he wishes in his own or any other private home, withoutfearofretribution, as long as no one makes a profit.
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Many people feel that just because it was a closed meeting does not mean that normal moral boundaries can be overstepped withoutfearofretribution.
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Many victims decline to testify against their traffickers due to the length of proceedings andfearofretributionby traffickers.
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It is thought that intimidation andfearofretributioncause decreased incident reports.
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This association was a deterrent that kept cowboys hired to harass the sisters from doing so, forfearofretributionfrom the outlaws.
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Fearofretributionfor not agreeing with a concept should be eliminated.
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Most of the emigrants probably fled infearofretributionafter the intercommunal violence of the 1875-1878 uprising.
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The true number is difficult to estimate, as many of the wounded hid their injuries forfearofretributionby the authorities.
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