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poetic justice
noun
(poetic justice)
an outcome in which vice is punished and virtue rewarded usually in a manner peculiarly or ironically appropriate
poetic justice
noun
(poetic justice)
a result or occurrence that seems proper because someone who has done bad things to other people is being harmed or punished
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