The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance.
A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process.
Avoidance of danger; deliverance.
Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution