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Definition of
poetic justice noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
poetic justice
noun
noun
[
uncountable
]
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a situation in which something bad happens to someone, and you think that this is what they deserve
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poetic justice
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poetess
noun
poetic
adjective
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poetics
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