just deserts
Speech parts
1. just deserts - Noun
2. just deserts - Phrase
Meaning
an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting
Source: WordNetSynonyms
comeuppance
payback
poetic justice
due
return
justice
doom
penalty
punishment
compensation
revenge
reward
damages
merit
retaliation
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Examples
A just city should favor justice and the just, hate tyranny and injustice, and give them both their just deserts.
Never did these thanes of hell escape their just deserts.