Merited or earned.
"a richly deserved punishment."
Properly earned; warranted; merited. Opposite of undeserved.
Similar: due
Properly deserved.
JuCo 5 percenter...“Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime”LAVRENTIY BERIA"Try to get past your passionate ignorance and learn to accept what actually happened."brown's unheeded words of wisdom