Retribution for a criminal from Meissen (7)
I believe the answer is:
nemesis
'retribution' is the definition.
(spirit of retribution in Greek mythology)
'from meissen' is the wordplay.
'from' is an anagram indicator (from the letters).
'meissen' is an anagram of 'NEMESIS'.
'for a criminal' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nemesis that I've seen before include "Retribution personified" , "Siemens (anag.)" , "Greek god of vengeance" , "Destiny" , "Greek goddess - opponent who cannot be beaten" .)