poetical justice

/pəʊˌɛtɪkl̩ ˈd͡ʒʌstɪs/noun
Graduate
1

The idea that in a literary work such as a poem, virtue should be rewarded and vice punished.

2

Synonym of poetic justice (“the fact of someone experiencing what they deserve for their actions, especially when this happens in an ironic manner”).

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