poetic justice

uncountable

The rewarding of virtue, and the punishment of vice, especially in an ironic manner.

Japanese Meaning

風刺的な正義、すなわち徳を報い、罪を罰するという、特に皮肉な形で現れる正義の概念

When the corrupt CEO was caught embezzling and lost everything, the public called it poetic justice.

その汚職まみれのCEOが横領で摘発され全てを失ったとき、人々はそれを皮肉な因果応報だと呼んだ。

Sense（1）

The rewarding of virtue, and the punishment of vice, especially in an ironic manner.