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po·et·ic jus·tice

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  1. poetic justicenoun

    Synonyms:
    payback, just deserts

  2. poetic justicenoun

    The rewarding of virtue, and the punishment of vice, especially in an ironic manner

    Synonyms:
    payback, just deserts

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 2 votes

  1. poetic justice, just desertsnoun

    an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)

    Synonyms:
    just deserts

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  1. Ahmed Kathrada:

    Not being able to see or interact with children for 20 years was possibly the most difficult thing to endure during my time on the island, there's a poetic justice that children in classrooms all over the world will now be able to visit Robben Island using this technology.

  2. Nsenga Burton:

    It's poetic justice, the descendants of the people who were pushed out of South Carolina, who had no power, who knew they could go missing if they tried to vote, have returned and they're making South Carolina work for them. South Carolina's been a long time coming.


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