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English translation: That which is deserved

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08:57 Aug 15, 2011

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English term or phrase: dessert

In an article about UK riots:

Those at the top are in the forefront of the charge to grab what they can without any sense of their proportional and due ***dessert***, or accompanying responsibility to the society of which they are part.

Could you please explain what "dessert" means here?
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_floriana_ KudoZ activity Questions: 256 (none open) (20 closed without grading) Answers: 101
Local time: 03:12

English translation:That which is deserved

Explanation:
most probably a typo for desert, as in
they go their just deserts

Selected response from:

Tania Samuelsson
Sweden
Local time: 03:12

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3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +10

That which is deserved

Tania Samuelsson

4 +3

(to get one's) just deserts

Jenni Lukac

4 +1

responsibility or blame (in this particular situation_

Michael Powers (PhD)

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

responsibility or blame (in this particular situation_

Explanation:
"due desert" means "just blame" or "just responsibility"

I believe this is what is meant.

Mike

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 21:12
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

That which is deserved

Explanation:
most probably a typo for desert, as in
they go their just deserts

Reference: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/just-deserts.html

Tania Samuelsson
Sweden
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 3

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

(to get one's) just deserts

Explanation:
I believe this person was trying to play with the phrase "to get one's just deserts. For an explanation and the debate between "just deserts" and "just desserts" see the Grammar Girl: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/just-desert-or-just-des...

I add this answer instead of voting for one of the two answers previously provided as the writer could have been trying to express either one of them. You may want to make an interpretation based on the rest of the text, or query the author.

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

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