Punishment vs Retaliation

Question

Can anyone here explain the difference between retaliation and punishment to me? I find these concepts to be very similar sometimes the same. What’s the difference?

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Answer 1

I think of retaliation as more mean-spirited, like “an eye for an eye.”
I think of punishment as having a more altruistic intention, i.e., “let’s help you learn not to do that again.”