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poetic justice
noun
- an ideal distribution of rewards and punishments such as is common in some poetry and fiction.
poetic justice
noun
- fitting retribution; just deserts
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Word History and Origins
Origin of poetic justice1
First recorded in 1720–30
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Idioms and Phrases
An outcome in which virtue is rewarded and evil punished, often in an especially appropriate or ironic manner. For example, It was poetic justice for the known thief to go to jail for the one crime he didn't commit . [Early 1700s]Advertisement
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