poetic justice
/pəʊˌɛtɪk ˈd͡ʒʌstɪs/noun
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1
Synonym of poetical justice (“the idea that in a literary work such as a poem, virtue should be rewarded and vice punished”).
2
The fact of someone experiencing what they deserve for their actions, especially when this happens in an ironic manner.
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