Usually means: Receiving what one rightfully deserves.
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  1. just deserts: Merriam-Webster
  2. just deserts: Vocabulary.com
  3. just deserts: Wiktionary
  4. just deserts: Dictionary.com
  5. Just deserts (disambiguation), Just deserts (law), Just deserts: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. just deserts: Rhymezone
  7. just deserts: FreeDictionary.org
  8. just deserts: Mnemonic Dictionary
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noun:  (idiomatic) A punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved.

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