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Meaning of POETIC JUSTICE

 
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 Definition: 
[n]  an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)
 
 Synonyms: just deserts
 
 See Also: final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination

 

 

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 Related Terms: ars poetica, defensibility, drumhead justice, dueness, equitableness, equity, evenhandedness, give-and-take, justice, justifiability, justifiableness, justification, justness, lawfulness, legality, measure for measure, meetness, nemesis, poetcraft, poetic language, poetic license, poeticism, poetics, properness, propriety, retributive justice, right, rightfulness, rightness, rude justice, scales of justice, summary justice, versecraft, versemaking, versification, warrantability, warrantedness, what is right
 

 

 

 

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