Sentence examples for acts of retribution from inspiring English sources

I asked if Muslims were forbidden by Islamic law to engage in specific acts of retribution.

But the challenge will be for the popular mobilisation forces to avoid acts of retribution in areas cleared of Isis.

There was no fighting in the city between regular forces but there were acts of retribution and revenge.

Petty acts of retribution followed, such as the stealing of the water pump that irrigated the fields.

Residents complain that there has yet to be a single conviction of a soldier for such alleged acts of retribution.

Ṣadr's critics held JAM responsible for brutal acts of retribution against Sunnis, including kidnapping, killing, torture, and the destruction of mosques and property.

That war was an act of retribution and prevention.

Enlisting Carter may have been a personal act of retribution.

That suggests the bombing was an act of retribution by the Taliban.

Poisoning one ex-spy in Britain might be a one-off, an exceptional act of retribution.

It calls out quite simply for one de cisive act of retribution.