comeuppance
I have very little to add to this thread, but what I will say is that the bolded term seen above is very rarely used in the US. I've read this term used every so often, last of which was when reading an article from the London Times when describing the then likely fate of Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
GetBig word of the day: come·up·pance /kəˈməpəns/
Noun: A punishment or fate that someone deserves."
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