"Revenge is defined as the act of committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived ...
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(as opposed to turning the other cheek). It is used to punish a wrong by going outside the law. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of "wild justice" that "does... offend the law [and] putteth the law out of office." Primitive justice or retributive justice is often differentiated from more formal and refined forms of justice such as distributive justice and divine judgment." - (en.wikipedia.org 30.11.2019)
