ἀντέκτασις
From LSJ
οἷς πρόθεσίς ἐστιν ἀδικεῖν, παρ' αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ δικαία ἀπολογία ἰσχύει → not even a just excuse means anything to those bent on injustice | the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | any excuse will serve a tyrant
English (LSJ)
ἀνταπόδοσις, Hsch.
German (Pape)
[Seite 245] ἡ, das dagegen Ausstrecken, Vergleichen, VLL.