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comeuppance
come·up·pance [ kum úppənss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
deserved fate: something unpleasant, regarded as a just punishment for somebody ( informal )
He got his comeuppance in the end.
[Mid-19th century. < come up, probably "be tried before a court"]
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