Find a word having a meaning opposite to that of RETRIBUTION.

• Retribution refers to ‘punishment for a crime‘.
• So the antonym of ‘retribution’ can be forgivenes. So option B is the correct answer.
• Option A:   Compensation refers to an action or fact that reduces or removes the worst action of something. So it is an incorrect answer.
• Option C:  Contempt refers to the feeling that something or somebody does not earn any value or respect. So it is an incorrect answer.
• Grudge refers to an hatred emotion towards someone, so it not the correct answer.

Hence, option B is the correct answer.