Avengement is a term used to describe the act of taking REVENGE or exacting RETRIBUTION. It is often used in a legal context, where it refers to the punishment of a wrongdoer for a crime they have committed. The term can also be used more generally to refer to any kind of REVENGE or RETRIBUTION. The crossword solutions for avengement are REVENGE (7 letters), VENGEANCE (9 letters), RETRIBUTION (11 letters) and WRATH (5 letters). All of these words refer to the act of taking REVENGE or exacting RETRIBUTION, and can be used interchangeably with the term avengement.