| poetic justice | nkeadilan setimpal: it was ~ when he too was dismissed after what he did to his friend, adalah satu keadilan setimpal apabila dia juga diberhentikan kerja sebagaimana dia memperlakukan kawannya dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| proportional | adj berkadar; (of punishment, damage, etc) seimbang, setimpal: ~ tax, cukai berkadar; ~ growth, pertumbuhan berkadar; the punishment should be ~ to the offence, hukuman harus setimpal dgn kesalahan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| -pounder | pound of flesh n hak yg setimpal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fit1 | 4. (match) kena dgn; (suitable for), /sesuai, sepadan, secocok/ dgn; (of punishment, reward, etc) setimpal: his behaviour does not ~ his position, kelakuannya tdk sesuai dgn kedudukannya; the words ~ the music, kata-kata itu sepadan dgn muzik; to make the punishment ~ the crime, menjadikan hukuman setimpal dgn jenayah; 5. make suitable for, adapt, memadankan, menyesuaikan: he does not attempt to ~ his expenditure to his income, dia tdk mencuba memadankan perbelanjaannya dgn pendapatannya; he cut the wood to ~ the hole, dia memotong kayu itu utk memadankannya dgn lubang tersebut; 6. make competent, membuat [sso] sesuai: his long experience will ~ him for this difficult job, pengalamannya yg lama akan membuatnya sesuai utk tugas yg susah ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| condign | adj (chiefly of punishment) berat dan setimpal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| incommensurate | adj 1. not equal in measure, size, etc, tdk sebanding: his ability is ~ with that of his colleagues, kebolehannya tdk sebanding dgn kebolehan rakan sejawatnya; 2. not proportionate, tdk /setimpal, setara/: his salary is ~ with the responsibilities given him, gajinya tdk setimpal dgn tanggungjawab yg diberikan padanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| richly | adv 1. expensively, luxuriously, serba indah: a ~ embroidered cloth, kain yg bersulam serba indah; a ~ jewelled crown, mahkota yg bertatahkan permata serba indah; 2. thoroughly, betul-betul, benar-benar: a punishment ~ deserved, hukuman yg betul-betul setimpal; he ~ deserves the honour, dia benar-benar patut menerima penghormatan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desert 3 | n (in pl) that which is deserved, a. (as reward) ganjaran; b. (as punishment) ganjaran, balasan: to get o’s just ~s, mendapat ganjaran sso; reward so. according to /his, her/ ~s, memberi sso ganjaran yg berpatutan; punish so. according to /his, her/, menghukum sso setimpal dgn kesalahannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| punishment | n 1. act of punishing or being punished, hukuman: he continued to steal in spite of the ~s he received, dia terus mencuri walaupun dia telah menerima hukuman; corporal ~ is frowned on at the school, hukuman dera sungguh tdk digemari di sekolah itu; he trains the dog by a system of rewards and ~s, dia melatih anjing itu dgn cara memberikan ganjaran dan hukuman; 2. penalty imposed, hukum(an): one should always try and make the ~ fit the crime, kita harus mencuba menjadikan hukuman setimpal dgn jenayah yg dilakukan; he was sent to stand outside the door as a ~, dia disuruh berdiri di luar sbg hukuman; 3. (colloq) rough treatment, melanyak: the car stood up well to the ~ it received on the journey, motokar itu tahan dilanyak semasa dlm perjalanan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |