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Justice Poetic Ideal Form Virtue Rewarded Evil Punished

Phrase/Idiom poetic justice
Definition Poetic justice is an ideal form of justice in which virtue is rewarded and evil punished.
Example It is poetic justice that the country responsible for starting the war should suffer most from its effects.

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